Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 256William Blackwood, 1944 |
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Page 73
... force , and a small body of troops was sent into the fort for this purpose on 24th March . This enterprise was badly planned and ended in complete failure ; the Senapati was not found ; and our forces suffered severely before they were ...
... force , and a small body of troops was sent into the fort for this purpose on 24th March . This enterprise was badly planned and ended in complete failure ; the Senapati was not found ; and our forces suffered severely before they were ...
Page 155
... force should be as small as possible in view of unwel- come moonlight ; the actual raiding force would consist of two flotillas of landing - craft with six close support craft . We counted on the hard- punching Coastal Forces to keep E ...
... force should be as small as possible in view of unwel- come moonlight ; the actual raiding force would consist of two flotillas of landing - craft with six close support craft . We counted on the hard- punching Coastal Forces to keep E ...
Page 272
... forces . Both armoured car and machine - gun H.Q. were moved at once . Fifteen armoured cars , eight machine - guns , and over two hundred men made an ample force to defeat any attack which the wajerati could possibly mount . Still ...
... forces . Both armoured car and machine - gun H.Q. were moved at once . Fifteen armoured cars , eight machine - guns , and over two hundred men made an ample force to defeat any attack which the wajerati could possibly mount . Still ...
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