The Young Franc-Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War |
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... have shown themselves to be better soldiers than the Prussians , papa . " " So they have , Percy ; and equally well led , disciplined , and organized , I believe that in anything like equal forces they would do so again . The question is.
... have shown themselves to be better soldiers than the Prussians , papa . " " So they have , Percy ; and equally well led , disciplined , and organized , I believe that in anything like equal forces they would do so again . The question is.
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... better , but their first thoughts will be how the war will affect themselves ; and unless there is some chance of the enemy approach- ing their homes , driving off their cattle , and plundering their cottages , they will look on with a ...
... better , but their first thoughts will be how the war will affect themselves ; and unless there is some chance of the enemy approach- ing their homes , driving off their cattle , and plundering their cottages , they will look on with a ...
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... better known and more understood . The Swiss newspapers containing the Prussian official telegrams and accounts arrived daily , and those who received them speedily spread the news through the town . The consternation was great and ...
... better known and more understood . The Swiss newspapers containing the Prussian official telegrams and accounts arrived daily , and those who received them speedily spread the news through the town . The consternation was great and ...
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... better than the greater portion of them . We are accustomed to exercise and fatigue , we are far more fit to be soldiers than many young men who have gone from here . You said yourself , mamma , that every one who could carry a gun ...
... better than the greater portion of them . We are accustomed to exercise and fatigue , we are far more fit to be soldiers than many young men who have gone from here . You said yourself , mamma , that every one who could carry a gun ...
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... better to have two of us ? If one is ill or — or wounded , the other could look after him , you know . Mamma , dearest , we have talked it over , and we think we ought to go . We are very strong for our ages , and it is strength not ...
... better to have two of us ? If one is ill or — or wounded , the other could look after him , you know . Mamma , dearest , we have talked it over , and we think we ought to go . We are very strong for our ages , and it is strength not ...
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arms army arrived balloon Besançon Blamont boys Cambriels Captain Barclay cavalry Christine cloth Colonel Tempé coloured command corps despatches distance Doyle duty Edition enemy English Epinal Fcap fell fight fire forest France French G. A. HENTY Gambetta German gilt edges hair half hand HARRISON WEIR head heard honour horses hour hundred yards Illustrations lads laughed legion of honour Lieutenant looked Madame Duburg Major Tempé Maupas Melun miles Milly minutes Mobiles Molsheim Montargis morning Mutzig night o'clock officers once Orleans Paris passed peasant plain Post 8vo prisoners Prussians quarter Ralph and Percy Ribouville rifles road round Salbris Saverne schoolmaster sentries sergeant shot shouted side soldiers staff surgeon Teclier tell thing Tim's tireurs to-morrow told town Trochu troops turned Uhlans village Vosges walked Wasselonne wood wounded young Barclays Zouaves
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