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... course lie within Moravia ; for the next 15 m . it forms the frontier between Prussian and Austrian Silesia , while the re- maining 500 m . belong to Prussia , where it traverses the provinces of Silesia , Brandenburg and Pomerania . It ...
... course lie within Moravia ; for the next 15 m . it forms the frontier between Prussian and Austrian Silesia , while the re- maining 500 m . belong to Prussia , where it traverses the provinces of Silesia , Brandenburg and Pomerania . It ...
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... course of the river and then connecting this by a canal with Berlin . Another project , born at the same time , is one for the canalization of the upper course of the Oder . About 4,000,000 tons of merchandize pass through Breslau ( up ...
... course of the river and then connecting this by a canal with Berlin . Another project , born at the same time , is one for the canalization of the upper course of the Oder . About 4,000,000 tons of merchandize pass through Breslau ( up ...
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... course , than Louvois's reorganization . Moreover it extended to the highest ranks . About 1600 the general " of a European army was always a king , prince or nobleman . The lieutenant - general , by custom the com- mander of the ...
... course , than Louvois's reorganization . Moreover it extended to the highest ranks . About 1600 the general " of a European army was always a king , prince or nobleman . The lieutenant - general , by custom the com- mander of the ...
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... course of preliminary drills , lasting , as a rule , for from three months ( infantry ) to six months ( cavalry ) , though the time depends upon the individual officer's rate of progress . During this period , and for some considerable ...
... course of preliminary drills , lasting , as a rule , for from three months ( infantry ) to six months ( cavalry ) , though the time depends upon the individual officer's rate of progress . During this period , and for some considerable ...
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... courses , in addition to the nine months ' course for officers organization ; veterinary hospitals , mobilization , map - reading and on probation for the corps are , one of twelve days for senior officers law . At the end of the course ...
... courses , in addition to the nine months ' course for officers organization ; veterinary hospitals , mobilization , map - reading and on probation for the corps are , one of twelve days for senior officers law . At the end of the course ...
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