The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to WaterlooHarper & Brothers, 1851 - Всего страниц: 364 |
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... force to pro- tect itself from imminent and serious injury . For a writ- er , therefore , of the present day to choose battles for his favorite topic , merely because they were battles ; merely because so many myriads of troops were ...
... force to pro- tect itself from imminent and serious injury . For a writ- er , therefore , of the present day to choose battles for his favorite topic , merely because they were battles ; merely because so many myriads of troops were ...
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... force which the Athenian commanders had under them , and that which they were called on to encounter , was hopelessly apparent to some of the council . The historians who wrote nearest to the time of the battle do not pretend to give ...
... force which the Athenian commanders had under them , and that which they were called on to encounter , was hopelessly apparent to some of the council . The historians who wrote nearest to the time of the battle do not pretend to give ...
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... force to assist the defense , and to share the fortunes of their benefactors . The general levy of the Platæans only amounted to a thousand men ; and this little col- umn , marching from their city along the southern ridge of Mount ...
... force to assist the defense , and to share the fortunes of their benefactors . The general levy of the Platæans only amounted to a thousand men ; and this little col- umn , marching from their city along the southern ridge of Mount ...
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... forces , the Greek command- ers saw stretched before them , along the shores of the winding bay , the tents and shipping ... force which on this occasion had sailed , under the satraps Datis and Artaphernes , from the Cili- cian shores ...
... forces , the Greek command- ers saw stretched before them , along the shores of the winding bay , the tents and shipping ... force which on this occasion had sailed , under the satraps Datis and Artaphernes , from the Cili- cian shores ...
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... force against assailing masses . They deemed it mere foolhardiness to descend into the plain to be trampled down by the Asiatic horse , overwhelmed with the archery , or cut to pieces by the invincible veterans of Cambyses and Cyrus ...
... force against assailing masses . They deemed it mere foolhardiness to descend into the plain to be trampled down by the Asiatic horse , overwhelmed with the archery , or cut to pieces by the invincible veterans of Cambyses and Cyrus ...
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