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But though deterred for the time , Mr. Gleig's passion had its way in the end ; for when the work of M. Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the Duke's death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and ...
But though deterred for the time , Mr. Gleig's passion had its way in the end ; for when the work of M. Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the Duke's death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and ...
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... though he made , it would appear , better use of his time than at Eton or Chelsea , and learnt to speak French well , not only from his schoolfellows but also from people whose acquaintance he made in the neighbourhood .
... though he made , it would appear , better use of his time than at Eton or Chelsea , and learnt to speak French well , not only from his schoolfellows but also from people whose acquaintance he made in the neighbourhood .
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At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims , and ideas of French military science .
At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims , and ideas of French military science .
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Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Re- publicans , was preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these sentiments occurs at ...
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Re- publicans , was preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these sentiments occurs at ...
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But the truth is , that a despatch from the home Government to the Governor - General , directed in the mean time the immediate preparation and prompt execution of the scheme against the French in Egypt . Of this despatch Colonel ...
But the truth is , that a despatch from the home Government to the Governor - General , directed in the mean time the immediate preparation and prompt execution of the scheme against the French in Egypt . Of this despatch Colonel ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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