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Pàgina 105
... the hope of creating a conflagration , and of thereby effecting their destruction .
These designs were fortunately baffled , and the first attempt of the Chinese was
repulsed with loss to themselves , and without injury to either the English or their
...
... the hope of creating a conflagration , and of thereby effecting their destruction .
These designs were fortunately baffled , and the first attempt of the Chinese was
repulsed with loss to themselves , and without injury to either the English or their
...
Pàgina 291
291 The great loss or resistance . In less than one hour and a half the attack had
been crowned with complete success . city of Canton was in the hands of the
English and their allies . The Chinese had shown inexplicable want of courage
and ...
291 The great loss or resistance . In less than one hour and a half the attack had
been crowned with complete success . city of Canton was in the hands of the
English and their allies . The Chinese had shown inexplicable want of courage
and ...
Pàgina 483
On the 7th his batteries were completed , and he began a heavy fire upon the
north - east angle of the wall . A breach of fourteen feet having been made , the
order to assault was given , but the stormers were repulsed with the loss of 100
killed ...
On the 7th his batteries were completed , and he began a heavy fire upon the
north - east angle of the wall . A breach of fourteen feet having been made , the
order to assault was given , but the stormers were repulsed with the loss of 100
killed ...
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