History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... ordered to fall in in two ranks , when under arms . King having ridden down the ranks , the Regiment b into open column , and marched past in slow and quick The line having been reformed , and the Manual Exercise 22 CHA Reaction .
... ordered to fall in in two ranks , when under arms . King having ridden down the ranks , the Regiment b into open column , and marched past in slow and quick The line having been reformed , and the Manual Exercise 22 CHA Reaction .
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... arm firing , a certain number of the men were detached to man 12 field guns , the line opening to allow these guns to come up . As a contrast to modern Field Battery drill , the solemn orders issued to the officer commanding these guns ...
... arm firing , a certain number of the men were detached to man 12 field guns , the line opening to allow these guns to come up . As a contrast to modern Field Battery drill , the solemn orders issued to the officer commanding these guns ...
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... arm , ten have been obtained from the tradit handed down verbally , and fondly treasured by succes generations of officers ; and even a greater part of required information has been obtained from works of gen military history , and from ...
... arm , ten have been obtained from the tradit handed down verbally , and fondly treasured by succes generations of officers ; and even a greater part of required information has been obtained from works of gen military history , and from ...
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... arm , as the author of the papers on ' The Mobility Captain of Field Artillery , Past and Present . ' According to this H. W. L. writer , England was the last among the leading nations in Royal Europe to adopt the use of Horse Artillery ...
... arm , as the author of the papers on ' The Mobility Captain of Field Artillery , Past and Present . ' According to this H. W. L. writer , England was the last among the leading nations in Royal Europe to adopt the use of Horse Artillery ...
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... arm to this day . While the Committee , appointed to decide the question of Horse Artillery in connection with our service , was- according to wont - babbling harmlessly and fruitlessly in the fourth year of its existence , a virtual ...
... arm to this day . While the Committee , appointed to decide the question of Horse Artillery in connection with our service , was- according to wont - babbling harmlessly and fruitlessly in the fourth year of its existence , a virtual ...
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Seite 295 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Seite 295 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured...
Seite 320 - When the extent of the night's havoc was made known to lord Wellington, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers.
Seite 296 - ... as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French...
Seite 283 - No expressions of mine could do justice to the conduct of the troops throughout. Nothing less than the almost unparalleled exertions of every officer, the invincible bravery of every soldier, and the most determined devotion to the honour of his Majesty's arms in all, could have achieved this brilliant success, against such a formidable enemy so posted.