The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... obtained possession of Iquique after some severe fighting , the garrison of that district offering a stout resistance to the landing of the rebel forces from the men- of - war . Tarapacá was the key of the position in Chile at this ...
... obtained possession of Iquique after some severe fighting , the garrison of that district offering a stout resistance to the landing of the rebel forces from the men- of - war . Tarapacá was the key of the position in Chile at this ...
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... obtained operations . On 7th January 1891 the Chilian fleet , which leave " to change their flag . The advance on Valparaiso included the armour - clads Blanco Encalada , Cochrane , continued , and it was intended to attack the position ...
... obtained operations . On 7th January 1891 the Chilian fleet , which leave " to change their flag . The advance on Valparaiso included the armour - clads Blanco Encalada , Cochrane , continued , and it was intended to attack the position ...
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... obtain degrees . The others , as before , must go back and try again . This degree , termed Chu jen , or provincial ... obtained . In the first place , to encourage scholars to persevere , a certain number of those who fail to reach the ...
... obtain degrees . The others , as before , must go back and try again . This degree , termed Chu jen , or provincial ... obtained . In the first place , to encourage scholars to persevere , a certain number of those who fail to reach the ...
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... obtained , by a convention dated 20th June 1895 , a rectification of frontier in the Mekong valley and certain rail- way and mining rights in Kiangsi and Yunnan . Both Powers obtained concessions of land at Hankow for the purposes of a ...
... obtained , by a convention dated 20th June 1895 , a rectification of frontier in the Mekong valley and certain rail- way and mining rights in Kiangsi and Yunnan . Both Powers obtained concessions of land at Hankow for the purposes of a ...
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... obtain territorial advantages in Chinese dominions , and to seek to maintain undiminished the territorial condition of ... obtained from the Tsung - Li - Yamen , besides the declaration as to the non - alienation of the Yangtse valley ...
... obtain territorial advantages in Chinese dominions , and to seek to maintain undiminished the territorial condition of ... obtained from the Tsung - Li - Yamen , besides the declaration as to the non - alienation of the Yangtse valley ...
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