A Voice from Within the Walls of Sebastopol: A Narrative of the Campaign in the Crimea, and of the Events of the Siege |
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... town of the govern- ment of Tauride , is regularly built . In it , as usual in Russian towns , the Government buildings occupy the first place . The part in which the B Tatars live is neither very clean nor very re- gular.
... town of the govern- ment of Tauride , is regularly built . In it , as usual in Russian towns , the Government buildings occupy the first place . The part in which the B Tatars live is neither very clean nor very re- gular.
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... Nijni Novgorod , whence we started six months before . On our arrival , the regiment to which I belonged occupied the barracks of Alexander ( Plan II . , 20 ) , on the Karabelnaya . The weather was wretched and the BAKCHI SARAI . Chap . I.
... Nijni Novgorod , whence we started six months before . On our arrival , the regiment to which I belonged occupied the barracks of Alexander ( Plan II . , 20 ) , on the Karabelnaya . The weather was wretched and the BAKCHI SARAI . Chap . I.
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... occupied the Crimea in the month of May , 1854-2nd ( Chas- seur ) brigade of the 17th Division of infantry , consisting of the regiments of Borodino , being that of His Imperial Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke , and Taroutine , to ...
... occupied the Crimea in the month of May , 1854-2nd ( Chas- seur ) brigade of the 17th Division of infantry , consisting of the regiments of Borodino , being that of His Imperial Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke , and Taroutine , to ...
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... occupied Taman , Anapa , and Novorossisk , on the eastern shore of the Black Sea ; while our 2nd brigade moved towards Sevastopol : consequently in each of our batteries there only remained eight guns instead of twelve , which is the ...
... occupied Taman , Anapa , and Novorossisk , on the eastern shore of the Black Sea ; while our 2nd brigade moved towards Sevastopol : consequently in each of our batteries there only remained eight guns instead of twelve , which is the ...
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... occupied himself so little with fortifications of the south side . The tower on the Malakhoff hill was finished on the 18th of August . It was built of stone , and of two stories ; on the upper story were five guns , two twenty - four ...
... occupied himself so little with fortifications of the south side . The tower on the Malakhoff hill was finished on the 18th of August . It was built of stone , and of two stories ; on the upper story were five guns , two twenty - four ...
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