The Young Franc-Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War |
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... hope with all my heart that we shall thrash these Germans ; but we know that they are good soldiers , and it is safer not to begin to brag till the work is over . " There was silence for a minute or two after Ralph ceased speaking . The ...
... hope with all my heart that we shall thrash these Germans ; but we know that they are good soldiers , and it is safer not to begin to brag till the work is over . " There was silence for a minute or two after Ralph ceased speaking . The ...
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... hope and eager courage , could be beaten . They were , however , very glad to sit round the table of an evening while Captain Barclay opened a great map on the table , explained the strength of the various positions , and the ...
... hope and eager courage , could be beaten . They were , however , very glad to sit round the table of an evening while Captain Barclay opened a great map on the table , explained the strength of the various positions , and the ...
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... hope of France is for all the troops who remain to fall back under the guns of the forts of Paris , and for France to enter upon an immense guerilla war ; for hosts of skirmishers to hang upon their flanks and rear , cutting every road ...
... hope of France is for all the troops who remain to fall back under the guns of the forts of Paris , and for France to enter upon an immense guerilla war ; for hosts of skirmishers to hang upon their flanks and rear , cutting every road ...
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... hope that I am so , but time will show . " For " And do you think that there is any chance of their coming down here , as well as of going to Paris , papa ? ” Percy asked . " That would depend upon the length of the resistance , Percy ...
... hope that I am so , but time will show . " For " And do you think that there is any chance of their coming down here , as well as of going to Paris , papa ? ” Percy asked . " That would depend upon the length of the resistance , Percy ...
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... hope whatever that MacMahon's new army can arrest the march of the enemy , and his true course is to fall back upon Paris . Our chance here of remaining free from a visit of the enemy depends entirely upon the length of time which ...
... hope whatever that MacMahon's new army can arrest the march of the enemy , and his true course is to fall back upon Paris . Our chance here of remaining free from a visit of the enemy depends entirely upon the length of time which ...
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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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