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It might have been expected that Alexander would march directly against Aornos , acting on the principle expressed by his great successor after the battle of Austerlitz : " Pursue the enemy with your sword in his ribs ( l'épée aux reins ) ...
It might have been expected that Alexander would march directly against Aornos , acting on the principle expressed by his great successor after the battle of Austerlitz : " Pursue the enemy with your sword in his ribs ( l'épée aux reins ) ...
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Year ending March , 1926 4,582 £ 4,259 £ 221,447 † Year ending March , 1927 11,484 £ 10,036 £ 528,777 6 Months ending Sept. 1927 2,250 £ 1,391 £ 38,322 * Sunday Times , March 20 , 1927 . † The average cost for each of the five years ...
Year ending March , 1926 4,582 £ 4,259 £ 221,447 † Year ending March , 1927 11,484 £ 10,036 £ 528,777 6 Months ending Sept. 1927 2,250 £ 1,391 £ 38,322 * Sunday Times , March 20 , 1927 . † The average cost for each of the five years ...
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... always directed towards the easterly region where rain was falling and the veldt vegetation was being renewed ; and it is believed that the march was impelled by the desire of the ewes to drop their fawns on the edge of this area .
... always directed towards the easterly region where rain was falling and the veldt vegetation was being renewed ; and it is believed that the march was impelled by the desire of the ewes to drop their fawns on the edge of this area .
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