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... British imperial general Sir Henry Hughes Wilson , detail of a painting by John Singer Sargent ; in the National Portrait Gallery , London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery . London staff , and principal military adviser to ...
... British imperial general Sir Henry Hughes Wilson , detail of a painting by John Singer Sargent ; in the National Portrait Gallery , London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery . London staff , and principal military adviser to ...
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... British artillery in 1880 , Wingate was assigned to the Egyptian Army in 1883. Six years later he became director of Egyptian military intelligence . He fought in several battles against adherents of the Mahdi ( Muḥammad Ahmad , a ...
... British artillery in 1880 , Wingate was assigned to the Egyptian Army in 1883. Six years later he became director of Egyptian military intelligence . He fought in several battles against adherents of the Mahdi ( Muḥammad Ahmad , a ...
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... British Ypres salient from 1914 to 1918 , it was completely de- stroyed . Subsequently rebuilt in its original style , its notable structures include the mag- nificent Cloth Hall ( originally from 1214 ) ; the Cathedral of St. Martin ...
... British Ypres salient from 1914 to 1918 , it was completely de- stroyed . Subsequently rebuilt in its original style , its notable structures include the mag- nificent Cloth Hall ( originally from 1214 ) ; the Cathedral of St. Martin ...
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