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...y academy of the East India Company and had been nominated by the directors for a commission in a cavalry unit. He came to the Grange to bid farewel... ...ept that he had eventually married. His career in the East India Company was meteoric, first as a cavalry commander and ultimately as Resident at th... ...hin a few yards of the walls, the huge south gate creaked open to allow a troop of fierce-looking cavalry to ride out. They were tall men dressed in... ...rrying lethal curved swords at their sides. ‘The Rohillas,’ explained John MacGregor, ‘the Afghan cavalry of the Nawab; ferocious-looking lot, are t... ...d shaking his head vigorously, ‘There is no need for all these British soldiers: we, the Nawab’s cavalry, will form the escort.’ After a heated disc... ...e Gurkhas silently drew their kukrees and slit the throats of the sepoy sentries whilst Gavin set charges to blow up the enemy batteries, so dearly ...

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...ng to spin out of control. “What the hell was that!?” Carl exclaimed. “The cavalry.” Josee actually cracked a smile. There were many times that Vincen... ...407 7 Scorpions: Rebellion pursue us when we retreat. In the meantime, the charges at the shelter are set and ready to detonate when they go in to se... ...their assault. We just wasted a number of them. Now come on, before their cavalry catches up!” Though uneasy, the other rebels listened and they bega... ...gage an enemy behind them. The rebel leader put the binoculars down. “The cavalry just arrived. Come on, we’re gonna sandwich these bastards!” He im... ...ere being unleashed, destroying vehicle afer vehicle. Despite most of the cavalry not being equipped with armor piercing rounds, they seemed to be h... ..., fat road- way for the rebels to follow. Several prominent members of the cavalry stepped forward to shake Night Viper’s hand. One in particular, wh...

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...Just because you’re running this operation, that doesn’t give you permission to break protocol. Stay by the fire. We’re coming.” “Sure, bring in the cavalry.” Sarah rolled her eyes as she picked up her infrared camera. “Listen, in the meantime, I’ll just walk around the perimeter, that’s all. Maybe I’ll see something.” “Roger that. Just be careful.” The radio transmissio...

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...annibals -- Kubla Khan suppresses an insurrection -- Defeats a body of 500,000 cavalry -- Orders the execution of the leader by tossing him in a carpe... ...f Guatemozin -- Fresh troubles weigh upon Cortez -- He goes to Spain to answer charges -- His marriage to a noble lady -- Return to Mexico with additi... ...a -- Designs upon Puerto del Principe -- Landing of the pirates -- The Spanish cavalry attack the bandits -- A terrible battle and the cavalry is repu... ...e bulls -- A desperate situation -- A terrible clash between the bulls and the cavalry -- A gallant charge supported by sharp-shooters -- The capture ... ...uccaneers.................................................. 288 Repulse of the Cavalry charge........................................... 294 Torturing... ...cle Naiam, who had placed himself at the head of five hundred thousand trained cavalrymen. Kubla having learned of the intentions of his uncle did not... ... that when any ambassadors come, or such as have business with the Khan, whose charges he defrays, then this captain giveth every ambassador and every... ...ambitions would not allow a long continuance of this peaceful and happy state. Charges he knew had been prepared against him by Velasquez, and industr... ...to bring him to the justice which had long been delayed. So serious were these charges, that Cortez finally decided to go to Spain in person and answe...

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... youthful champion, before the exile. Then, it was not easy to ignore the charges against those in office, the outcries against “drunkards, thieves,... ...“...How we fought! Was it for twenty-eight hours or longer? I thought our cavalry would mow down the Swiss...the Swiss kept rushing toward us...it wa... ... is again a bedraggled place, in a different way now, with tents, troops, cavalry, guns, death. In ’47, I leased my house in Springfield for $90.00 ... ...duced Bancroft to McClellan, he questioned Mac about the condition of the cavalry: Is it true that half the horses purchased for the army are unfit ... ...tember 8, 1864 When I reviewed the Army of the Potomac, when the greatest cavalry in the world rode past, I felt no pride, only sorrow, for the mili... ...nd receivers. They work in the counting house of death. Tad rode with the cavalry, his little shoulders wrapped in a grey cloak. Dear Tad, what do y...

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...than the entire Salvation Army and Red Cross put together. He’ll send the cavalry, the army and the S.W.A.T. team all in one hit!” Snakelex not only... ...He considered dobbing the uniform in for disloyalty and a number of other charges he presumed would knock Plasanquin off his perch. His window sudde...

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... DeLay who in 2006 resigned his congressional seat under a cloud of felony charges for corruption, criminal conspiracy and money laundering. He was u... ...at the devout Jewish lobbyist Jack Abramoff who pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion in a corruption probe that ha... ...merican judicial system! ―The government of Singapore answered these charges when the Home Affairs Minister stated that ‗Nobody takes any joy i... ...use the cost of free treatment for gang bangers is reflected in the other charges the hospital makes and the insurance companies charge. If a gang s... ...on was impeached by the Republican dominated House of Representatives for charges based primarily on two sexual indiscretions and his perjury relatin... ...riding rapidly toward us, led by the pale horse of death 447 with his cavalry of famine, pestilence and war?‖ —―You know that I don‘t bel...

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...arly and had taken in the as­ sembled crowd gathered in their respective places. Cavalry sol­ diers stood around a Union flag that waved in the mornin... ...ut you down for the week rate. If you check out sooner, we'll adjust your daily charges." The clerk handed him a card, "Just fill this out and I'll ... ...hat! I.E. will be indicted and the Committee will look like a hero." "Criminal charges could be filed against you and Matloch." "The wheels of Gove... ...d Matloch." "The wheels of Government run in slow motion. Before they can file charges I'll have Matloch, I.E. and the Government tied up in so man...

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...y humbly to join the regiment at headquarters. The —‘th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, then under the com- mand of Lieut.-Colonel Julius Jowler, C.B., wa... ...re Wellesley would have been beaten but for me—me alone: I headed nineteen charges of cavalry, took (aided by only four men of my own troop) seventeen... ...y would have been beaten but for me—me alone: I headed nineteen charges of cavalry, took (aided by only four men of my own troop) seventeen field-piec... ...rand Army of the Ganges and the Jumna; it consisted of eleven regiments of cavalry and twelve battalions of infantry, and was commanded by General Lak... ...to declare his high sense of the gallantry of Lieutenant Gahagan, of the — Cavalry. In the storming of the fortress, although unprovided with a single... ...round to one of his aides-de-camp, “Order up Major-General Tinkler and the cavalry.” “Here, does your Excellency mean?” said the aide-de-camp, surpris... ...e in that quarter. My guns, therefore (with their six-and-thirty miserable charges of shot), were dragged round to the point at which I conceived Holk... ... are never at an end. Y esterday I had no ammunition; to-day, I discovered charges sufficient for two guns, and two swivels, which were much longer, b...

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... gear, waggons with casks, waggons discreetly veiled, columns of infantry, cavalry, batteries en route. Every waggon that goes up full comes back empt... ...antryman. The artillery is developing as a means of breaking the infantry; cavalry for charging them when broken, for pursuit and scouting. T o this d... ...aeroplanes at that time, but they were used chiefly as a sort of accessory cavalry for scouting; our artil- lery was light and our shell almost wholly... ... blown away, the trench wrecked and the de- fender held down as the attack charges up. This is Grade B. But now appear the dug-out elaborating the tre... ... into tactical stu- pidity, a German retreat eastward is inevitable. Now a cavalry pursuit alone may easily come upon disas- ter, cavalry can be so ea... ...nes now on the chance of the Brit- ish attempting some such folly as a big cavalry advance, but I do not think the Germans have reckoned on the use of... ...eir own profit; they have never served hers. The fluctua- tions of freight charges may have been a universal nuisance, but they have certainly not bee...

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...oyal, with a probable loss to us of one regiment infan- try, two Companies cavalry, putting General Banks in some peril. The enemy’s forces under Gene... ...ont of our lines. They have nine pieces of artillery, and in position, and cavalry. I shelled the woods in which they were, and they in return threw ... ...wn position. Let it be infantry entirely, as he said yesterday that he had cavalry enough. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G .... ...tions against that point and East Tennessee. Infantry only are needed; our cavalry and ar- tillery are strong enough. The first reports from Richmond ... ...rinth, Mississippi: Would be very glad of 25,000 infantry; no artillery or cavalry; but please do not send a man if it endangers any place you deem im... ...ts, loans, post-office deficiencies, collection of revenue, and other like charges, $14,129,771.50; for expenses under the Interior Department, $3,102... ...charged nor, in fact, that anything specific is al- leged against him. The charges are all general: that he has a rebel wife and rebel relations, that... ...risen in them, and upon the bearing of the tes- timony in reference to the charges and specifications exhibited against the accused, and upon which he... ...most, a few individuals acting in concert, and this in quiet times, and on charges of crimes well defined in the law. Even in times of peace bands of...

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...ndia, and asked her whether she did not admire Lord Ormont, our general of cavalry, whose charge at the head of fifteen hundred horse in the last grea... ..., and puzzling. Here lay a clear field; for he had the right to speak of a cavalry officer: his father died of wounds in the service, and Matey natura... ... alive; the best for the management of cav- alry: there never was a better cavalry leader. The boys had come to know that Browny admired Lord Ormont, ... ... eagle-eye, as Shalders rightly said; and Matey agreed that forty thousand cavalry under your orders is a toss above fifteen hundred; but the claim fo... ...a superlative merit to swallow and make nothing of the mention of our best cavalry generals irritated him to call Murat a mountebank. Shalders retorte... ...his character.’ ‘He has none.’ ‘His reputation.’ ‘He has too much.’ ‘These charges against him must be intolerable.’ ‘Was he not a bit of a pupil of y...

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... forty years of age, was already the father of a family. Released from the cavalry on the great disbandment of 1815, the worthy fellow had succeeded h... ...h an air that hid a multitude of mysteries. “He put me in com- mand of his cavalry,—so far, so good—” “Ah! that’s why he wears spurs,” thought poor Os... ...s equal to that of our Admiral of the Fleet—” “But I thought he was in the cavalry?” said Pere Leger, who had followed the narrative with the deepest ... ...oot-boy. The Ottomans have no system of promotion and no hierarchy. From a cavalry officer Chosrew simply became a naval officer. Sultan Mahmoud order... ...f the Forests, and obtained the cross of the Legion of honor for the first cavalry-sergeant at Beau- mont. Consequently, no festivity was ever given a... ... May the rich clients for whom he prays arrive! May his bills of costs and charges be paid in a trice! May our masters to come be like him! May he eve...

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... postal conventions inaugurate a general sys- tem of uniform international charges at reduced rates of post- age, and can not fail to produce benefici... ...ed a day or two ago, also send Edwin C. Claybrook, of Ninth Virginia rebel cavalry. A. LINCOLN. 54 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven TELEGR... ...s to have a, special exchange of Capt. Frank J. McLean, of Ninth Tennessee Cavalry now, or lately, at Johnson’s Island, for Capt. T. Ten Eyck, Eigh- t... ...TON, JULY 25, 1864. Thomas Connor, a private in the First Veteran New York Cavalry, is now imprisoned at hard labor for desertion. If the Colonel of ... ...es to work; and I shall be glad for this man to get suitable employment at Cavalry De- pot, or elsewhere A. LINCOLN. 174 The Writings of Abraham Linc... ...ntucky; that it is to consist of four thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry, and is to start from Corinth, Missis- sippi, On the fourth day of ...

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... Then there are the Prooshians under the gallant Prince Marshal. Show me a cavalry chief like him now that Murat is gone. Hey, Mrs. O’Dowd? Do you thi... ...usband interrupted her by saying— “It’s General Tufto, who commands the —— cavalry divi- sion”; adding quietly, “he and I were both shot in the same l... ... George mentioned the —th: how he wished he could have said it was a crack cavalry corps. “Come home lately from the West Indies, I believe. Not seen ... ...y, were of course invited; as became the friends of a General commanding a cavalry brigade. On the appointed night, George, having commanded new dress... ...the advance of the British in their rear. Thus forced to halt, the enemy’s cavalry (whose 63 Thackeray bloodthirsty obstinacy cannot be too severely ... ... the dauntless English infantry were re- ceiving and repelling the furious charges of the French horse- men. Guns which were heard at Brussels were pl... ...the mortgage to the brother butler; and the insurance of his life; and the charges for his children at school; and the value of the meat and drink whi... ...shilling of the money, having buried his friend, and paid all the fees and charges incident upon the calamity and removal of poor Amelia. About these ... ... godfather and guard- ian hinted that he hoped to be allowed to defray the charges of the boy’s education, which would fall heavily upon his mother’s ...

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...p with us, bringing with him sixty thou- sand legionaries, thirty thousand cavalry, one hundred thou- sand light troops, besides three hundred elephan... ...ed about two hundred pounds a man to the infantry, and four hundred to the cavalry. It is *Middleton’s Life of Cicero, which still continues to be the... ...solve every thing, and account for every change by some definite incident, charges this alteration in the emperor’s condescensions upon one par- ticul... ...ted, not for punishment, but trial. Nor, had it been oth- erwise, were the charges against them equal, but running through every gradation of guilt. B... ... had ever known a better, and offering to stake the truth of all the other charges against himself upon the accuracy of this in particular. So little ... ... happened to have a son, brother, lover, &c. in the particular regiment of cavalry which furnished the escort for the day, used to suffer as much anxi... ...wever, a good deal of delusion prevalent on such subjects. In some English cavalry regiments, the custom is for the privates to take only one meal a d... ...tched, indeed, is the fate of princes, who then first obtain credit in any charges of conspiracy which they allege—when they happen to seal the validi... ...r wing, acting upon ground impracticable for the manoeuvres of the Persian cavalry, and supported by Chosroes the king of Armenia, gave great trouble ...

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...ld be justly shocked at any comparison being made between their respective charges. But it is a fact that, under certain circumstances, Thomas in bulk... ... intent on the capture of Simmons, the wild beast, who was heading for the Cavalry parade-ground, stopping now and again to send back a shot and a cur... ...the lighted windows of the mess-house. ‘Private Simmons, E Comp’ny, on the Cavalry p’rade- ground, Sir, with thirty rounds,’ said a Sergeant breathles... ...e bowed. They fetched a great compass round the parade-ground, skirted the Cavalry lines, and vanished in the belt of trees that fringes the low land ... ...atched chicken, with an e- normous moustache. He walks like this (imitates Cavalry swagger), and he goes ‘Ha-Hmmm!’ deep down in his throat when he ca... ...ve as sure as death. Have you ever noticed the thorough-minded way British Cavalry take to cholera? It’s because they are so expensive. If the Pinks h...

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...gh, besides regular forces and militia, furnished a vol- unteer brigade of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, to the amount of six thousand men and upw... ...cester, found a day’s refuge at W averley-Honour; and how, when a troop of cavalry were approaching to search the man- sion, Lady Alice dismissed her ... ... the conviviality than the discipline of their march. After inspecting the cavalry, Sir Everard again conducted his nephew to the library, where he pr... ...just, because their title has devolved upon an heir who is innocent of the charges of misgovernment brought against his father? 167 Sir Walter Scott ... ... usurper Cromwell to join the standard of Charles II, marched a handful of cavalry from London to the Highlands 174 Waverley to join Middleton, then ... ...gents, when in arms to restore the house of Stuart, with a body of English cavalry the very counterpart of his own plot—and summed up with a “Go thou ... ...l of Glencairn; nor do I find it therein set down that I am to receive any charges or commands anent my doings from Major William Melville of Cairnvre... ...d three of them with most affectionate Chris- tian advice, and such solemn charges relating to the perfor- mance of their duty and the care of their s...

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...ts of Imperial Cuirassiers, the Duke crossing the river at the head of the cavalry. Although our troops made the attack with unparalleled courage and ... ...h we had crossed so reso- lutely an hour before, and pursued by the French cavalry, slaughtering us and cutting us down. And now the conquerors were m... ...ing battle gathers strength at his aspect; and, wherever he rides, victory charges with him.” A couple of days after, when Mr. Esmond revisited his po... ...e facing ours, in eight lines, four of infantry in front, and dragoons and cavalry behind. 121 Thackeray The French began the action, as usual, with ... ..., and almost at the very first discharge from our men, broke and fled. The cavalry behaved better; with these alone, who were three or four times as n... ...vain attempted to dislodge us. La Mothe retired behind his forty guns, his cavalry protecting them better than it had been enabled to annoy us; and me... ... their master. She bade him give entertainments, of which she defrayed the charges, and was charmed when his guests were carried away tipsy in their c...

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... saw the young artist, whose fashionable elegance seemed to proclaim him a cavalry officer on leave rather than a tradesman of the neighborhood. It is... ... down the lines of it, almost argued the case; he offered to be at all the charges, to see the lawyers, the pleaders, the judges, to 45 Balzac move h... ...aint voice. “I will kill her!” “My dear—” “She is in love with that little cavalry colonel, because he rides well—” “Theodore!” 53 Balzac “Let me be!...