The Young Franc-Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War |
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... horse would be out of the question among the forests of the Vosges mountains . You might , how- ever , if you will , be of great use in assisting me to drill and discipline my recruits before starting . " " That I will do with pleasure ...
... horse would be out of the question among the forests of the Vosges mountains . You might , how- ever , if you will , be of great use in assisting me to drill and discipline my recruits before starting . " " That I will do with pleasure ...
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... horses and carriage , and re- turned to England . Tim had accepted the offer of the horse dealer who had purchased the horses to remain in his service , and had been with him six months when the war broke out . He had picked up a little ...
... horses and carriage , and re- turned to England . Tim had accepted the offer of the horse dealer who had purchased the horses to remain in his service , and had been with him six months when the war broke out . He had picked up a little ...
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George Alfred Henty. The new Recruit . 55 Irishman , who you say understands horses , likes to go as a driver to begin with , I will promise him the first vacant rifle . I fear that he will not have long to wait after we once get near ...
George Alfred Henty. The new Recruit . 55 Irishman , who you say understands horses , likes to go as a driver to begin with , I will promise him the first vacant rifle . I fear that he will not have long to wait after we once get near ...
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... horse walked Tim Doyle , dressed in the uniform of the corps , but without the equipments , and with a long blouse worn over his tunic . He was , in fact , already enrolled as an active member of the corps . This was done in the first ...
... horse walked Tim Doyle , dressed in the uniform of the corps , but without the equipments , and with a long blouse worn over his tunic . He was , in fact , already enrolled as an active member of the corps . This was done in the first ...
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... horse and cart . " Good morning , Tim , " the boys said , as they came up to him . " I hope you had as comfortable quarters as we had last night . " " Splendid , your honour - downright splendid : a supper fit for a lord , and a bed big ...
... horse and cart . " Good morning , Tim , " the boys said , as they came up to him . " I hope you had as comfortable quarters as we had last night . " " Splendid , your honour - downright splendid : a supper fit for a lord , and a bed big ...
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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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