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Page 48
... Turks back to the Kizel- ians from whom they were fleeing , so that , harassed by the Germans from both sides , they completely dispersed . When they finally turned around and fled to the flanks , trying to reach the western camp by ...
... Turks back to the Kizel- ians from whom they were fleeing , so that , harassed by the Germans from both sides , they completely dispersed . When they finally turned around and fled to the flanks , trying to reach the western camp by ...
Page 53
... Turks . After these two combats had been so successfully com- pleted , the Christians pressed their siege harder ; however , they did not enjoy greater success as the soldiers ' effort were of little avail . Smith was disgusted at this ...
... Turks . After these two combats had been so successfully com- pleted , the Christians pressed their siege harder ; however , they did not enjoy greater success as the soldiers ' effort were of little avail . Smith was disgusted at this ...
Page 55
... Turks and at the cost of immense toil and much bloodshed they finally got the city into their power . They killed all the citizens of military age to a man , so that the law of retaliation should deter the Turks from their usual cruelty ...
... Turks and at the cost of immense toil and much bloodshed they finally got the city into their power . They killed all the citizens of military age to a man , so that the law of retaliation should deter the Turks from their usual cruelty ...
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