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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... - disposed garrisons composed of reliable native troops . Above all , there has been a feel- ing of confidence established between the Government and the governed , the moral effect of which upon 4 THE ANGLO - EGYPTIAN SUDAN.
... - disposed garrisons composed of reliable native troops . Above all , there has been a feel- ing of confidence established between the Government and the governed , the moral effect of which upon 4 THE ANGLO - EGYPTIAN SUDAN.
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... troops to assist him in maintaining order among a population of , perhaps , 15,000 or 20,000 people , composed of several distinct tribes , some of which may be at enmity with others , and among whom petty larceny is a very common crime ...
... troops to assist him in maintaining order among a population of , perhaps , 15,000 or 20,000 people , composed of several distinct tribes , some of which may be at enmity with others , and among whom petty larceny is a very common crime ...
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... Troops always ready to act , ' said Frederick , the arch- model of the House of Hohenzollern , ' my war - chest well filled , and the vivacity of my character , were my reasons for making war against Marie Therèse , Queen of Bohemia and ...
... Troops always ready to act , ' said Frederick , the arch- model of the House of Hohenzollern , ' my war - chest well filled , and the vivacity of my character , were my reasons for making war against Marie Therèse , Queen of Bohemia and ...
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... troops he may have to meet . But war , especially war under modern conditions , is not so much a matter of martial virtue , as of organisation ; and organisation implies the possession of mental abilities and material resources , in ...
... troops he may have to meet . But war , especially war under modern conditions , is not so much a matter of martial virtue , as of organisation ; and organisation implies the possession of mental abilities and material resources , in ...
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... troops have already established an ascendancy which , when his strategists consider the moment suitable , will develop into an advance . Temporary checks there may be , and the Turks may well be able to boast of local ' victories ...
... troops have already established an ascendancy which , when his strategists consider the moment suitable , will develop into an advance . Temporary checks there may be , and the Turks may well be able to boast of local ' victories ...
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