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Pàgina 107
The Chinese commanders had selected a position along the hills which lie north
of the city , and this they had fortified with no mean skill , and had connected their
lines with several forts . Their position resembled a series of fortified camps ...
The Chinese commanders had selected a position along the hills which lie north
of the city , and this they had fortified with no mean skill , and had connected their
lines with several forts . Their position resembled a series of fortified camps ...
Pàgina 281
A steep hill on the left bank had been crowned with a battery of nineteen guns ,
and this position , strong at all points , being precipitous on one side , was
deemed impregnable to attack . Other batteries had been erected along the
shore ; and ...
A steep hill on the left bank had been crowned with a battery of nineteen guns ,
and this position , strong at all points , being precipitous on one side , was
deemed impregnable to attack . Other batteries had been erected along the
shore ; and ...
Pàgina 520
It was not until the beginning of September that the Japanese army was in
sufficient strength to detach a corps of 13,000 men in all to attack the Chinese
position at Pingyang , a town of historic importance on the northern banks of the
Taidong ...
It was not until the beginning of September that the Japanese army was in
sufficient strength to detach a corps of 13,000 men in all to attack the Chinese
position at Pingyang , a town of historic importance on the northern banks of the
Taidong ...
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