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Threes About ' at Chilianwala J. M. BRERETON Examples of ignominious retreat do not often occur in the annals of the British military in India . Mutiny , yes , but not retreat . ( The former subject was brilliantly treated by J. M. ...
Threes About ' at Chilianwala J. M. BRERETON Examples of ignominious retreat do not often occur in the annals of the British military in India . Mutiny , yes , but not retreat . ( The former subject was brilliantly treated by J. M. ...
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The British force was then encamped around the village of Dinghi , some ten miles south - east of the Jhelum , and comprised 12,000 troops with sixty - six guns - and the usual encumbrance of a baggage ' tail ' of some 14,000 servants ...
The British force was then encamped around the village of Dinghi , some ten miles south - east of the Jhelum , and comprised 12,000 troops with sixty - six guns - and the usual encumbrance of a baggage ' tail ' of some 14,000 servants ...
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What first attracted me to the British was their insight into the ways of brutal brown - skinned natives . This was brilliantly expressed in the ballad of Gunga Din , which I read again and again . At first this native watercarrier ...
What first attracted me to the British was their insight into the ways of brutal brown - skinned natives . This was brilliantly expressed in the ballad of Gunga Din , which I read again and again . At first this native watercarrier ...
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BAND OF KRUININGEN The BY P H SCOTT 444 | 11 |
THREES ABOUT AT CHILIANWALA BY J M BRERETON | 27 |
DAYLEWIS ALIAS NICHOLAS BLAKE BY SEAN DAYLEWIS | 115 |
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