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... fell beyond the walls under the sabres of the British horsemen . Sixteen hundred prisoners were taken , and large stores of grain and flour fell into the hands of the conquerors . The fall of Ghuznee - a fortress hitherto deemed by the ...
... fell beyond the walls under the sabres of the British horsemen . Sixteen hundred prisoners were taken , and large stores of grain and flour fell into the hands of the conquerors . The fall of Ghuznee - a fortress hitherto deemed by the ...
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... fell with too deadly an aim among the Beloochee footmen for them to hold their position on the hills . They fled towards the walls of their fortress , and the Bri- tish infantry pushed hotly after them : but , in spite of all their ...
... fell with too deadly an aim among the Beloochee footmen for them to hold their position on the hills . They fled towards the walls of their fortress , and the Bri- tish infantry pushed hotly after them : but , in spite of all their ...
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... fell dead with a musket ball through his breast . Eight of his prin- cipal Sirdars fell beside him . Heaps of dead lay around - many fine - looking men - their shields shot through and broken , swords and matchlocks scattered about in ...
... fell dead with a musket ball through his breast . Eight of his prin- cipal Sirdars fell beside him . Heaps of dead lay around - many fine - looking men - their shields shot through and broken , swords and matchlocks scattered about in ...
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... fell furiously upon the British rear - guard , and for a time the men thus suddenly assailed were in a state of terrible disorder . The energetic efforts of the officers , however , brought them back to a sense of their duty . Broadfoot ...
... fell furiously upon the British rear - guard , and for a time the men thus suddenly assailed were in a state of terrible disorder . The energetic efforts of the officers , however , brought them back to a sense of their duty . Broadfoot ...
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... fell the gallant Captain Wyndham , of the 35th Native Infantry . Although lame from a hurt , at the moment of peril he had dismounted to save the life of a wounded soldier , by bearing him from the combat on his charger . When the rear ...
... fell the gallant Captain Wyndham , of the 35th Native Infantry . Although lame from a hurt , at the moment of peril he had dismounted to save the life of a wounded soldier , by bearing him from the combat on his charger . When the rear ...
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