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Collection of fictional pieces and essays by Forbes regarding military life and various campaigns.
The book, The War Correspondence Of The ""Daily News,"" 1877: With A Connecting Narrative Forming A Continuous History Of The War Between Russia And Turkey: Including The Letters Of Mr. Archibald Forbes, Mr. J.A. Macgahan And Many Other Special Correspondents In Europe And Asia Containing A Full Description Of The Taking Of Kars, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
"Barracks Bivouacs and Battles" from Archibald Forbes. British war correspondent (1838-1900).
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Excerpt from Barracks Bivouacs and Battles Next morning Mick formed up to the adjutant and asked permission to see the colonel. The adjutant, after the manner of his kind, tried to extract from him for what purpose the request was made, but Mick was old soldier enough to know how far an adjutant's ill word carries, and resolutely declined to divulge his intent. After the commanding officer had disposed of what are called at the police courts the charges of the night, Mick was marched into the presence by the regimental sergeant-major; and as he stood there at rigid attention, the nature of his business was demanded in the curt hard tone which the colonel with a proper sense of the fitness of...