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... distance only from Captain Barclay , and a warm friendship had sprung up between them . Upon Captain Barclay telling him why he had come to see him , Cap- tain Tempé expressed his satisfaction at the decision of the young Barclays . " I ...
... distance only from Captain Barclay , and a warm friendship had sprung up between them . Upon Captain Barclay telling him why he had come to see him , Cap- tain Tempé expressed his satisfaction at the decision of the young Barclays . " I ...
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... distances are the first of essen- tials . I do not propose to carry knapsacks , mere haver- sacks , bags capable of containing a spare shirt , a couple of pairs of socks , and three days ' biscuits . Each man must also carry a spare ...
... distances are the first of essen- tials . I do not propose to carry knapsacks , mere haver- sacks , bags capable of containing a spare shirt , a couple of pairs of socks , and three days ' biscuits . Each man must also carry a spare ...
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... to act under one head , and to join together upon all occasions of impor- tant expeditions , but at other times to be divided among villages at such distance as would enable them to watch a large extent of country , each company sending ...
... to act under one head , and to join together upon all occasions of impor- tant expeditions , but at other times to be divided among villages at such distance as would enable them to watch a large extent of country , each company sending ...
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... distance through pretty undulating country ; indeed , towards the end of their journey , when they were fairly among the Vosges , the scenery became wild and savage . At Vesoul , which was about half way , the train had stopped for two ...
... distance through pretty undulating country ; indeed , towards the end of their journey , when they were fairly among the Vosges , the scenery became wild and savage . At Vesoul , which was about half way , the train had stopped for two ...
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... distance outside the town . Upon the way he chatted to them on the proposed course of the corps , upon its organization and discipline , and they asked for the first time the question which was so often in future to be upon their lips ...
... distance outside the town . Upon the way he chatted to them on the proposed course of the corps , upon its organization and discipline , and they asked for the first time the question which was so often in future to be upon their lips ...
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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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