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This collected volume presents a series of descriptive accounts of nineteenth-century military engagements, combining eyewitness reportage and researched narrative to reconstruct campaigns, sieges, and battlefield actions. Contributors supply maps, plans, and illustrations alongside tactical overviews that trace troop movements, decisive moments, and operational outcomes. The pieces balance attention to command decisions and tactical technique with scenes of individual courage and hardship, arranging distinct episodes into a broader view of how warfare and military practice changed across the century.

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Title: Battles of the nineteenth century, vol. 1 of 7

Author: Archibald Forbes

Arthur Griffith

G. A. Henty

Release date: January 13, 2026 [eBook #77688]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Cassell & Co Ltd, 1901

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“The Duke gives the magic word, ‘The Whole Line Will Advance’” (p. 70).

Battles
OF THE
Nineteenth Century

DESCRIBED BY

ARCHIBALD FORBES, G. A. HENTY,
MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFFITHS,

And other Well-known Writers

Vol. I.

SPECIAL EDITION

WITH COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

CASSELL AND COMPANY, Limited

LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & MELBOURNE

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED