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Having been ill - prepared he never took a good place there , and his habits , “ in
school and out of school , ' are stated to have been those of a dreamy , idle , and
shy lad . ' He achieved no success as a scholar , contracted few special ...
Having been ill - prepared he never took a good place there , and his habits , “ in
school and out of school , ' are stated to have been those of a dreamy , idle , and
shy lad . ' He achieved no success as a scholar , contracted few special ...
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He could hardly have had much experience either in infantry or cavalry until he
joined the 33rd Regiment , though the success of his subsequent career has
been partly attributed to the advantage which he derived from * Other authors ...
He could hardly have had much experience either in infantry or cavalry until he
joined the 33rd Regiment , though the success of his subsequent career has
been partly attributed to the advantage which he derived from * Other authors ...
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... and he proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington
: tOn the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's outposts , which , at
least on my side , † was not quite so successful as could have been wished .
... and he proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington
: tOn the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's outposts , which , at
least on my side , † was not quite so successful as could have been wished .
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... the only one in the whole course of his long service which ever gave rise to any
doubt - we have incontrovertible evidence of his sagacity in foreseeing failure
from one course and success from But often quoted from Gurwood , vol . i . p .
... the only one in the whole course of his long service which ever gave rise to any
doubt - we have incontrovertible evidence of his sagacity in foreseeing failure
from one course and success from But often quoted from Gurwood , vol . i . p .
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Immediate success was necessary to the existence of the army . When the
breaching batteries which had been dragged so many weary miles had done
their work , and when all was prepared , General Harris told off Baird for the
assault , and ...
Immediate success was necessary to the existence of the army . When the
breaching batteries which had been dragged so many weary miles had done
their work , and when all was prepared , General Harris told off Baird for the
assault , and ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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