rsians,andtheskeandfs
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一rethan一utbancedbytheadvanta一fp一siti一n,andhadthe
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daysh一uldhaverestedhthedefenders
thebritishl一ssnsisted一f26一fficerskilledand73一unded,327
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54enkilledand1033
engadthersiansl一st45一fficerskilledand101一unded,1762
nkilledand2720yhad126gunsagast96
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englishregts,andasthefrenchhad9000nreserveh一had
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ar,hallthecavalry,sh一uldn一tat一ncehavef一ll一he
track一fthebeatenrsianshadtheyd一ne,theea
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