Battles of the nineteenth century, vol. 1 of 7 — John Shaqi
Battles of the nineteenth century, vol. 1 of 7Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
History
Battles of the nineteenth century, vol. 1 of 7
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Battles; Military history, Modern -- 19th century
Map of Ashanti 219
“Each little rise was held obstinately by the enemy” 221
Coomassie 223
Field-Marshal von Wrangel 225
Map showing the position of Düppel 227
Prince Frederick Charles 228
The German soldiers making sentries out of clay 229
The Prussians attacking the Danish breastworks 232
Lieutenant Anker taken prisoner 233
The British Residency after the attack 236
“He held a durbar” 237
Cabul 240
“Colonel Cleland led his lancers” 241
Plan of Roberts’ battles about Cabul 242
North end of Sherpur entrenchments, Cabul 244
“The roar surged forward” 245
Sir Frederick Roberts in 1880 246
Sketch map of the war in Italy in 1866 248
Verona 249
Archduke Albert 252
The charge of the Austrian lancers 253
Plan of the Battle of Custozza 254
Badajoz 257
Map of Spain and Portugal to illustrate the Peninsular War 260
“The next, they were leaping, sliding, climbing” 261
Plan of Badajoz in 1812 264
“‘Will you drink, old boy?’” 265
Lord Cochrane 268
Valparaiso 269
Plan of Callao in 1819 271
“The Chilian cutlasses swept the deck” 273
The attack on the Gate Pah 277
Plan of the Gate Pah and surroundings 279
“The brave fellow brought him out at considerable risk” 280
The Gate Pah after occupation 281
A Maori dwelling 283
Old town, Warsaw 285
Plan of the Russian operations against Warsaw 286
Emperor Nicholas 287
“The Russians closed up in their strength and charged
with their bayonets” 288
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