The History of China, Volum 2 |
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Pàgina 34
... whither their limits might not have stretched ; but the instant the Water - lily sect
threw off the mask , and resorted to acts of violence , a different condition of
things came into force , and the majority of the people held aloof from open
rebellion .
... whither their limits might not have stretched ; but the instant the Water - lily sect
threw off the mask , and resorted to acts of violence , a different condition of
things came into force , and the majority of the people held aloof from open
rebellion .
Pàgina 117
Moreover , in the artillery - duel that ensued the Chinese artillerists held their own
, for neither side succeeded in inflicting any serious damage on the other . But
when the English batteries were never completely silenced by the ships ' guns ...
Moreover , in the artillery - duel that ensued the Chinese artillerists held their own
, for neither side succeeded in inflicting any serious damage on the other . But
when the English batteries were never completely silenced by the ships ' guns ...
Pàgina 520
The Chinese were in considerable force , and held a naturally strong position ,
but the preliminary skirmishes indicated the radical ignorance of the Chinese in
military knowledge . The early morning of the 15th of September was the time
fixed ...
The Chinese were in considerable force , and held a naturally strong position ,
but the preliminary skirmishes indicated the radical ignorance of the Chinese in
military knowledge . The early morning of the 15th of September was the time
fixed ...
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