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There was one attack in which two sticks of bombs exactly straddled us . Three on one side , then a breath - catching moment waiting for the next to hit the crowded decks or scream through the rigging , but , by the mercy of Providence ...
There was one attack in which two sticks of bombs exactly straddled us . Three on one side , then a breath - catching moment waiting for the next to hit the crowded decks or scream through the rigging , but , by the mercy of Providence ...
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system of defence when the attack came . Kororareka was not an easy position to defend with so small a garrison . It was a long straggling town built along a beach . The land behind is flat for a short distance inland and then rises ...
system of defence when the attack came . Kororareka was not an easy position to defend with so small a garrison . It was a long straggling town built along a beach . The land behind is flat for a short distance inland and then rises ...
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Their only object when they planned the attack was to cut down the flagstaff and retire with as small loss as possible . This is how the matter was put by a Maori , who later told the tale from the Maori point of view to a white man ...
Their only object when they planned the attack was to cut down the flagstaff and retire with as small loss as possible . This is how the matter was put by a Maori , who later told the tale from the Maori point of view to a white man ...
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