The London Quarterly Review, 130–131. köideTheodore Foster, 1871 |
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... equal to three French , ib .; ten bat- tles of the army of the Loire within thirteen days against the best German troops , ib .; General Trochu's attack , 80 , 81 ; moral advan- tage of the French in the operations of the 30th November ...
... equal to three French , ib .; ten bat- tles of the army of the Loire within thirteen days against the best German troops , ib .; General Trochu's attack , 80 , 81 ; moral advan- tage of the French in the operations of the 30th November ...
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... equal to cope with any that an enemy may be able to throw on our shores ; but it is at least clear that no reasoning will carry conviction which does not take into account both sides of the question , and fairly esti- mate the value of ...
... equal to cope with any that an enemy may be able to throw on our shores ; but it is at least clear that no reasoning will carry conviction which does not take into account both sides of the question , and fairly esti- mate the value of ...
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... equal to the defence of our shores , it is necessary to compare it with that of some other nation , and for this purpose it is only that of France which possesses the requisite elements for a comparison . Avowedly , the French navy was ...
... equal to the defence of our shores , it is necessary to compare it with that of some other nation , and for this purpose it is only that of France which possesses the requisite elements for a comparison . Avowedly , the French navy was ...
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... of perfection . Torpedoes , however , are of very little use unless protected by the guns of some fort sufficiently powerful to keep a sys- tached for that purpose may be outnumber- tage equal to 1871 . ་ Our National Defences .
... of perfection . Torpedoes , however , are of very little use unless protected by the guns of some fort sufficiently powerful to keep a sys- tached for that purpose may be outnumber- tage equal to 1871 . ་ Our National Defences .
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... equal or nearly equal fleet could be equipped and fitted for sea , more rapidly than ours , or were able to select some time when our fleet was absent and engaged else- where , few will doubt that they might , in the present incomplete ...
... equal or nearly equal fleet could be equipped and fitted for sea , more rapidly than ours , or were able to select some time when our fleet was absent and engaged else- where , few will doubt that they might , in the present incomplete ...
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