A Narrative of the Siege of Kars: And of the Six Months' Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army: Together with a Narrative of Travels and Adventures in Armenia and Lazistan; with Remarks on the Present State of Turkey |
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... look at when first , with stiff and shivering limbs , brought out from their cozy stable : but once let them warm to the work , under the gentle per- suasion of the spur , and they become all bone and clear wind , and seem to take a ...
... look at when first , with stiff and shivering limbs , brought out from their cozy stable : but once let them warm to the work , under the gentle per- suasion of the spur , and they become all bone and clear wind , and seem to take a ...
Page 83
... look to me for protection . They offer me the produce of their fields for almost nothing . I intend to farm a number of villages , and then no Pasha will dare to inter- fere with them . No soldiers shall be quartered on these villages ...
... look to me for protection . They offer me the produce of their fields for almost nothing . I intend to farm a number of villages , and then no Pasha will dare to inter- fere with them . No soldiers shall be quartered on these villages ...
Page 93
... look gloomy , he decided it in another fashion , namely , by a rapid retreat . As he had retired in good order , and had scarcely lost a man in his division , he was promoted to the rank of Ferik , or Lieu- tenant - General . The ...
... look gloomy , he decided it in another fashion , namely , by a rapid retreat . As he had retired in good order , and had scarcely lost a man in his division , he was promoted to the rank of Ferik , or Lieu- tenant - General . The ...
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... look after some ammunition at the commencement of the battle told me that he rode somewhat leisurely , fearing that a rapid pace might be misconstrued . When he reached the rear guard he was surprised to find nearly every general ...
... look after some ammunition at the commencement of the battle told me that he rode somewhat leisurely , fearing that a rapid pace might be misconstrued . When he reached the rear guard he was surprised to find nearly every general ...
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... look their best . On the morning of the 24th of September , the British Commissioner , General Williams , entered the town . * He was received with all the military honours due to his position , and the next day the troops were drawn up ...
... look their best . On the morning of the 24th of September , the British Commissioner , General Williams , entered the town . * He was received with all the military honours due to his position , and the next day the troops were drawn up ...
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advance amongst Armenian arms army of Kars arrived artillery Artvin Asia Asia Minor attack Baiburt Bashi-Bozooks Batoom batteries battle British cavalry chief Christians church Circassian Colonel Lake command Constantinople Consul Cossacks costume Deribey deserted despatched Effendi enemy English Erzeroom European exclaimed Fcap fire followed force French frontier Georgian Ghiaour Government Greek Gumri guns hear heard hill horses infantry irregular journey Kanli Karadagh Karapapaks Kurdish Kurds latter Lazistan ment Mollah morning mountain Mouravieff Mudir Mushir Mussulman native never night observed officers Omer Pasha once outposts passed peasant piastres plain plunder poor position Post 8vo present province regiment ride rifle road round Russian army Russian camp scarcely Second Edition Selim Pasha sent servant short shot snow soldiers Sultan sundry tabia Tahmasp Teesdale tents town Trebizond troops Turkey Turks village Vols whole wild Williams winter Woodcuts wounded Zade zapties
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