Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp, Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th RegimentT. F, Unwin, 1890 - 386 |
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87th regiment afterwards arms army arrived ascend barracks bastion battery beautiful began Bhurtpore bosom brave camp Cape Town captain cavalry Cawnpore colonel command commenced comrades corps creatures David Ochterlony dead Deig dreadful drum-major duty elephant encampment enemy escape Father Murphy feelings fight fire following morning foot Fort William fugleman garrison ghaut guns hand head heard heart hill Holkar honour horses hour hundred India JOHN SHIPP keeledar killed kind legs Lieutenant looked Lord Lake manner matchlock MEMOIRS OF JOHN miles native never night o'clock obliged officer orders palanquin party passed Pindaree War Pindarees piquet poor rajah reached replied returned river round Saxmundham scarcely scene Scindia seemed seen sergeant shells ship shot side siege sight soldiers soon stood storm supposed thought tion took town troops twenty village whole wounded yards
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