Memoirs and Letters of the Late Colonel Armine S.H. Mountain, C.B.: Aide-de-camp to the Queen and Adjutant-General of Her Majesty's Forces in IndiaArmie Simcoe Henry Mountain |
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Adjutant-General amongst appointment Armine army arrived beautiful Bishop boats Bocca Tigris brigade brother brought Calcutta camels Cameronians camp Canton Captain Chillianwalla China Chinese Church Chusan Colin Halkett Colonel Mountain Colonel Oglander comfort command Commander-in-Chief court dear duty England father feeling felt Ferozepore fire force gave give Goojerat hand head-quarters heart hills honour hope horse India island Jelum kind land leave letter look Lord Dalhousie Lord Gough Lord William Lord William Bentinck loss Madras Major Mountain Meerut miles military mind morning mother native never night Ningpo offer officer palkee passed Peshawur pleasure Punjab Quebec regiment road rode round scene sent side Sikh Simla Sir Colin Sir Hugh Gough sister soldier soon spent steamer Suwars Tartar thought took town troops village walk Walter Gilbert wife writing young
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Page 153 - They that turn many to righteousness, shall shine as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 1 - His father, one of the French protestants who took refuge in England upon...
Page 10 - Therefore, do unto all men as ye would they should do unto you : for this is the law and the prophets" Thirdly, Beware of all ostentation of virtue, goodness, or piety.
Page 308 - Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels ; to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the Mediator• of the new covenant.
Page 265 - Mountain, advanced, under a heavy fire, upon the enemy's guns, in a manner that did credit to the Brigadier and his gallant brigade, which came first into action, and suffered severely. . . " This division nobly maintained the character of the Indian army, taking and spiking the whole of the enemy's guns in their front, and dispersing the Sikhs wherever they were seen...
Page 4 - Eedeemer which was, and showed itself to be, pregnant with the importance of its subject, and intent upon conveying the same feeling to others, made him altogether a preacher who has never in modern times been surpassed.
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Page 265 - ... successful. The left brigade, under Brigadier Mountain, advanced under a heavy fire upon the enemy's guns, in a manner that did credit to the brigadier and his gallant brigade, which came first into action and suffered severely ; the right brigade, under Brigadier Godby, ably supported the advance.