The Good Soldier: A Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, of Lucknow, Bart., K. C. B. His military Career, Campaigns, Engagements, and Victories: his domestic, social, and religious character. Compiled from authentic Sources by the Rev. William OwenSimpkin, 1858 - 236 páginas |
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... hundred yards above the light battery . The first brigade had been embarked on board the leading vessels . The flank companies of the 87th , the 41st , and 89th British , and strong Native detach- ments , found themselves afloat almost ...
... hundred yards above the light battery . The first brigade had been embarked on board the leading vessels . The flank companies of the 87th , the 41st , and 89th British , and strong Native detach- ments , found themselves afloat almost ...
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... hundred of our troops , among whom there were 213 of the 13th Light Infantry , who formed a part of the vanguard , and of whom our brave lieutenant might say with truth , ' magna pars fui . ' The narration of this exploit is thus given ...
... hundred of our troops , among whom there were 213 of the 13th Light Infantry , who formed a part of the vanguard , and of whom our brave lieutenant might say with truth , ' magna pars fui . ' The narration of this exploit is thus given ...
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... Hundreds rushed headlong down the lofty and almost vertical bank of the waters of the Irrawady . " The King of Hell " was compelled to abandon his first position and retire on Pagahm . As soon as the success of the left was announced to ...
... Hundreds rushed headlong down the lofty and almost vertical bank of the waters of the Irrawady . " The King of Hell " was compelled to abandon his first position and retire on Pagahm . As soon as the success of the left was announced to ...
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... hundred soldiers seated around their officer , who was acting as the good minister of Jesus Christ . ' In another admirable funeral sermon , the preacher ( the Rev. E. Paxton Hood ) asks- ' Have you not heard how , in the temple of ...
... hundred soldiers seated around their officer , who was acting as the good minister of Jesus Christ . ' In another admirable funeral sermon , the preacher ( the Rev. E. Paxton Hood ) asks- ' Have you not heard how , in the temple of ...
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... hundred and fifty yards of its walls . On one of the highest points of these eminences , which our columns had needlessly climbed on the Sunday night , is an old Ziyarutgah ; and lower down , but nearer to the fortress , is another ...
... hundred and fifty yards of its walls . On one of the highest points of these eminences , which our columns had needlessly climbed on the Sunday night , is an old Ziyarutgah ; and lower down , but nearer to the fortress , is another ...
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13th Light Infantry Adjutant advance Affghanistan Affghans Alumbagh arms army assailants assault attack Barbarians battery battle Bengal Bithoor body brave British brought Burman Cabool camp cannonade Captain Havelock cavalry Cawnpore Christian citadel Colonel Dennie column command Commander-in-Chief corps defence division duties enemy enemy's Ferozepore fire flank force fortress gallant garrison gate Ghuznee ground guard guns heard Henry Havelock hill honor Horse Artillery hundred India Indian navy Jellalabad labors Lieutenant Lord Lucknow Major-General Melloon military Mohammerah monarch Monteith moved Native Infantry night officers opened Pagoda pass Persian Peshawur position ramparts received regiment religious retreat road round shot rushed Sale's Sappers scene seen Shah siege Sikhs Sir James Outram Sir John Keane Sir Robert Sale skirmishers soldiers soon spirit success Sunderland Sutlej sword tion town troops valor victory walls whilst whole William Havelock Willoughby Cotton wounded yards
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Página 138 - My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Página 17 - For there is no man that doeth any 'thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
Página 137 - And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Página 224 - And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow them.
Página 105 - There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Página 23 - Neither is the opinion of some of the schoolmen to be received, that a war cannot justly be made but upon a precedent injury or provocation. For there is no question but a just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of a war.
Página 18 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Página 108 - With this omnipotence he moves, From this the alien armies flee ; Till more than conqueror he proves, Through Christ, who gives him victory. 4 Thus strong in his Redeemer's strength, Sin, death and hell he tramples down ; Fights the good fight ; and wins at length, Through mercy, an immortal crown.
Página 107 - But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Página 215 - Lucknow but bowed itself before God. All by one "simultaneous impulse fell upon their knees, and nothing was heard but bursting sobs and the murmured voice of prayer. Then all arose, and there rang out from a thousand lips a great shout of joy which resounded far and wide, and lent new vigor to that blessed pibroch. To our cheer of " God save the Queen," they replied by the well-known strain that moves every Scot to tears, " Should auld acquaintance be forgot,