The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 136
... troops and the local volunteers and militia . The latter , who naturally showed some talent for guerilla warfare , were impatient of the regulars ' slowness , caution and ad- herence to the formal rules of discipline and war ; the ...
... troops and the local volunteers and militia . The latter , who naturally showed some talent for guerilla warfare , were impatient of the regulars ' slowness , caution and ad- herence to the formal rules of discipline and war ; the ...
Page 138
... troops in New Zealand and the colonial troops numbered almost the same . Their enemies had the great advantages of movement on interior lines and thorough knowledge of the difficult country , abounding in steep hills , dense bush ...
... troops in New Zealand and the colonial troops numbered almost the same . Their enemies had the great advantages of movement on interior lines and thorough knowledge of the difficult country , abounding in steep hills , dense bush ...
Page 139
... troops . Failing to get the support of the king , he was driven , towards the end of 1871 , into the central fastnesses of the island , where he remained unmolested till pardoned . The conclusion of the Te Kooti campaigns in February ...
... troops . Failing to get the support of the king , he was driven , towards the end of 1871 , into the central fastnesses of the island , where he remained unmolested till pardoned . The conclusion of the Te Kooti campaigns in February ...
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