Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... officer ] head of a room . There is an examination here every month , by which means you have an opportunity of rising in the Academy . But there is no such thing as studying by yourself . This is prevented by the older cadets , who ...
... officer ] head of a room . There is an examination here every month , by which means you have an opportunity of rising in the Academy . But there is no such thing as studying by yourself . This is prevented by the older cadets , who ...
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... officer might distinguish himself ; pro- mote himself he could not - a highly objectionable rule . Where merit has to ... officers taken from the regu- lars ; but in that year the Engineers were formed into a regiment or corps , grouped ...
... officer might distinguish himself ; pro- mote himself he could not - a highly objectionable rule . Where merit has to ... officers taken from the regu- lars ; but in that year the Engineers were formed into a regiment or corps , grouped ...
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... officers many have taken high rank in the scientific world , and even of its non - commissioned officers not a few have won the like distinction . 66 Such is the corps which Drummond entered as a commissioned officer , on leaving ...
... officers many have taken high rank in the scientific world , and even of its non - commissioned officers not a few have won the like distinction . 66 Such is the corps which Drummond entered as a commissioned officer , on leaving ...
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... officers . " When I was at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard's model with his memoir , and a letter addressed to General Mann , in the ante- room . The box had been opened , only one of the models taken out ...
... officers . " When I was at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard's model with his memoir , and a letter addressed to General Mann , in the ante- room . The box had been opened , only one of the models taken out ...
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... officers was to be appointed to consider the four plans . One of the models was by Major Blanchard . Whoever the fourth competitor may have been , it was a distinction for a subaltern to be able to compete with a reasonable prospect of ...
... officers was to be appointed to consider the four plans . One of the models was by Major Blanchard . Whoever the fourth competitor may have been , it was a distinction for a subaltern to be able to compete with a reasonable prospect of ...
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Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E. , F. R. A. S. , Under Secretary to the Lord ... John Ferguson McLennan No preview available - 2020 |
Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E., F. R. A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord ... John F. M'lennan No preview available - 2016 |
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