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The wars & local soldiers, 1858

62 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 4

European Preparations for War. (From the Spectator, 9th October.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 December 1858 · page 8

THE monarchs of Europe are pursuing that established counsel which tells them that if they desire peace they must prepare for war; but they are perhaps following the advice with a z[?]al that rather overdoes the…

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The Theory of War. (From the Times, 22nd October.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 December 1858 · page 2

THE theory of war has always naturally resolved itself into the two rival branches of attack and defence, the relative resources of which have been constantly varying. Until the discovery of gunpowder the superiority…

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