 | Charles Ball - India - 1858 - 750 pages
...city, is to repeat a military error, and I cannot consent to it. " I conceive that a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery...check, according to our practice with the other great cities of India. Such a division would aid in subduing the country hereafter, and its position would... | |
 | John Clark Marshman - Generals - 1860 - 536 pages
...unless it was wished that the garrison should be again besieged." He considered that " a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery, in a good military position, was the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check." In addition to these general reasons,... | |
 | Frederic John Goldsmid - Generals - 1880 - 484 pages
...immense city is to repeat a military error, and I cannot consent to it. I conceive that a strong moveable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery...is the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow iu check, according to our practice with the other great city (sic) of India. Such a division would... | |
 | Charles Rathbone Low - Great Britain - 1880 - 506 pages
...unless it was wished that the garrison should be again besieged." He considered that " a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery in a good military position, was the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check." In addition to these general reasons,... | |
 | sir Frederic John Goldsmid - 1881 - 484 pages
...immense city is to repeat a military error, and I cannot consent to it. I conceive that a strong moveable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery...according to our practice with the other great city (sic) of India. Such a division would aid in subduing the country hereafter, and its position would... | |
 | Lionel James Trotter - Generals - 1903 - 346 pages
...adequate portion of the troops at his command. Sir Colin, however, insisted that " a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery, in a good military position, was the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check." His ammunition also was running short... | |
 | Sir George Forrest - India - 1904 - 594 pages
...immense city is to repeat a military error, and I cannot consent to it. I conceive that a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery...check according to our practice with the other great cities of India. Such a division would aid in subduing the country hereafter, and its position would... | |
 | Sir George Forrest - India - 1904 - 534 pages
...manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check, according to our practice with the other great cities of India. Such a division would aid in subduing the...evidence of our intention not to abandon the province of Oudh." These were the general grounds for his opinion. " The more special ones are the want of means,... | |
 | Sir George Forrest - India - 1904 - 488 pages
...manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check, according to our practice with the other great cities of India. Such a division would aid in subduing the...hereafter, and its position would be quite sufficient ing baggage, destroying guns, but saving the treasure. Until the wounded and women are in my camp the... | |
 | Harold Felix Baker Wheeler - Afghan Wars - 1915 - 322 pages
...which had been besieged for four months, must be then- next consideration, and that " a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery, in a good military position, was the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check." Campbell's ammunition was running low,... | |
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I conceive that a strong movable division outside the town, with field and heavy artillery in a good military position, is the real manner of holding the city of Lucknow in check, according to our practice with the other great cities of India. 
