Famous Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Volumen4Charles Welsh A. Wessels Company, 1910 |
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... finally won by almost unexampled bravery in the teeth of a no less stubborn defence , The early days of the winter of 1877 were at hand when the Russians closed down on Kars . The [ 32 ] THE STORMING OF KARS Major Arthur Griffiths.
... finally won by almost unexampled bravery in the teeth of a no less stubborn defence , The early days of the winter of 1877 were at hand when the Russians closed down on Kars . The [ 32 ] THE STORMING OF KARS Major Arthur Griffiths.
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... Russians to take it . Kars had many superior advantages as a place of arms . The Russians were , however , resolved to cap- ture Kars , and soon , if they could . They wanted it badly . Its fall would make the Rus- sian communications ...
... Russians to take it . Kars had many superior advantages as a place of arms . The Russians were , however , resolved to cap- ture Kars , and soon , if they could . They wanted it badly . Its fall would make the Rus- sian communications ...
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... Russian generals , and which could only be solved after anxious consideration of all the pros and cons . Investment is a slow , often very tedious , game ; in the present case it was both doubtful and dangerous , for the cold weather ...
... Russian generals , and which could only be solved after anxious consideration of all the pros and cons . Investment is a slow , often very tedious , game ; in the present case it was both doubtful and dangerous , for the cold weather ...
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... Russians with 300 guns , heavy artillery , admirably posted , and with a garrison sufficient to man the whole length ... Russian generals adopted . They resolved to go in and win ; to capture Kars , or at least to make a bold attempt at ...
... Russians with 300 guns , heavy artillery , admirably posted , and with a garrison sufficient to man the whole length ... Russian generals adopted . They resolved to go in and win ; to capture Kars , or at least to make a bold attempt at ...
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... Russians to crack . These twelve forts were nearly all well placed : they were at such distances from each other that they could afford mutual support in case of attack , and their rocky sites forbade all idea of under- mining them . On ...
... Russians to crack . These twelve forts were nearly all well placed : they were at such distances from each other that they could afford mutual support in case of attack , and their rocky sites forbade all idea of under- mining them . On ...
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