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Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

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Excerpt from Narrative of the Defence of Kars, Historical and MilitarySoon after my arrival at Penza - the town wherein I was destined to pass the period of my captivity I accidentally found some papers, the existence of which I was, up to that moment, perfectly ignorant of, containing the angles and other notes I had taken whilst making the survey, so that I was enabled to pass my leisure hours in making a new plan, similar, in every respect,...

Excerpt from Kars and Our Captivity in Russia: With Letters From Gen. Sir W. F. Williams, Bart., Of Kars, K. C. B., Major Teesdale, C. B., And the Late Captain Thompson, C. BMy first impulse was to abandon the under taking, but, finding that I was pledged to the public and my publisher, I continued, at the urgent advice of my friends, the proposed duty, amid many distractions of business and the more pleasing interruptions of public receptions...

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that e...

bTitle:/b Narrative of the Defence of Kars, historical and military ... From authentic Documents and from Notes taken by the several Officers serving on the Staff of Her Majesty's Commissioner with the Ottoman Army in Asia Minor. Illustrated by Lieut. Col. C. Teesdale C.B., and W. Simpson. [With plates and a map.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdo...

Excerpt from Kars and Our Captivity in Russia: With Letters From Gen. Sir W. F. Williams, Bart., Of Kars, K. C. B., Major Teesdale, C. B., And the Late Captain Thompson, C. B My grateful acknowledgments are due to Major Teesdale for the letters he has contributed. More of these interesting documents would have been inserted, had not the greater part of them been, I grieve to say, unfortunately mislaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books pu...

Excerpt from Narrative of the Defence of Kars, Historical and Military On taking up a volume purporting to be a "Narrative of the Blockade of Kars, " the general reader may very possibly ask the question, "What can we now be told on this subject with which we have not already been made acquainted?" It is very true that several works have lately been published, giving an account of much that took place during the blockade, but, as yet, no con...

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