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Page 188
... military and civil engineering career in India and commanded military expeditions to Abyssinia and China . The son of Major Charles Frederick Napier , a British artillery officer stationed in Ceylon , he attended the military college of ...
... military and civil engineering career in India and commanded military expeditions to Abyssinia and China . The son of Major Charles Frederick Napier , a British artillery officer stationed in Ceylon , he attended the military college of ...
Page 315
... military and political leader known for his flamboyant manner and over- bearing policies . A member of the French forces that opposed the Vietnamese liberation movement , Ky joined the South Vietnamese air force after the nation was ...
... military and political leader known for his flamboyant manner and over- bearing policies . A member of the French forces that opposed the Vietnamese liberation movement , Ky joined the South Vietnamese air force after the nation was ...
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... military commander in chief of the Caucasus ( 1827 ) , he treated the Decembrist exiles under his jurisdiction with particular severity . After the Russo - Persian war broke out in 1826 , he seized the military initiative from the ...
... military commander in chief of the Caucasus ( 1827 ) , he treated the Decembrist exiles under his jurisdiction with particular severity . After the Russo - Persian war broke out in 1826 , he seized the military initiative from the ...
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