The Quarterly Review, Volumes 222-223William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1915 - English literature |
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Page 87
... banks of the river , and , again turning eastwards , traversed the un- dulating district of the Woevre to the Moselle at Pont à Mousson . Intermittent fighting was also proceeding along the frontier of Lorraine and in the Vosges , which ...
... banks of the river , and , again turning eastwards , traversed the un- dulating district of the Woevre to the Moselle at Pont à Mousson . Intermittent fighting was also proceeding along the frontier of Lorraine and in the Vosges , which ...
Page 103
... banks of which they had hitherto fought with great obstinacy . It would be impracticable to examine these operations in detail . The essential points to note are that the prolonged resistance of the army of the centre led to its ...
... banks of which they had hitherto fought with great obstinacy . It would be impracticable to examine these operations in detail . The essential points to note are that the prolonged resistance of the army of the centre led to its ...
Page 104
... bank , falling back to within a few miles of the outer forts , and inducing the enemy to deploy . Meanwhile reinforce- ments were brought up by rail , a column crossed the river about Goura , twenty miles above Warsaw , while a large ...
... bank , falling back to within a few miles of the outer forts , and inducing the enemy to deploy . Meanwhile reinforce- ments were brought up by rail , a column crossed the river about Goura , twenty miles above Warsaw , while a large ...
Page 105
... banks of the Vistula , extending southwards towards Kalisch , before which the Russian cavalry was obliged to retire ... bank of the Vistula in order to ensure the left flank of the main army against attack . The design was to force the ...
... banks of the Vistula , extending southwards towards Kalisch , before which the Russian cavalry was obliged to retire ... bank of the Vistula in order to ensure the left flank of the main army against attack . The design was to force the ...
Page 127
... bank secured them a distinct advantage . Over a fortnight passed without a single Austrian soldier effecting a crossing ; and thus the Serbian army was ready long before the first serious advance took place . On Aug. 12 the Austrians ...
... bank secured them a distinct advantage . Over a fortnight passed without a single Austrian soldier effecting a crossing ; and thus the Serbian army was ready long before the first serious advance took place . On Aug. 12 the Austrians ...
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