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The Romance of Modern Sieges

by Edward Gilliat

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1782)
  3. 3Chapter II — Defence of Acre (1799)
  4. 4Chapter III — The Wounded Captain in Talavera (1809)
  5. 5Chapter V — The Storming of Badajos (1812)
  6. 6Chapter VI — A Prisoner in St. Sebastian (1813)
  7. 7Chapter VII — Jellalabad (1842)
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1856)
  9. 9Chapter IX — After Inkermann (1854) — Chapter X — The Indian Mutiny…
  10. 10Chapter XI — The Defence of Lucknow (31st of May to 25th of Septemb…
  11. 11Chapter XII — The Relief of Lucknow (1857)
  12. 12Chapter XIII — Running the Blockade (1861)
  13. 13Chapter XIV — The First Ironclads (1862)
  14. 14Chapter XV — Capture of New Orleans (1862)
  15. 15Chapter XVI — The Siege of Richmond (1862 and 1865)
  16. 16Chapter XVII — The Siege of Paris (1870-1871) With the Germans Outside
  17. 17Chapter XVIII — The Siege of Paris — Continued With the Besieged (1…
  18. 18Chapter XIX — Metz (1870)
  19. 19Chapter XX — Plevna (1877)
  20. 20Chapter XXI — Siege of Khartoum (1884)
  21. 21Chapter XXII — Kumassi (1900)
  22. 22Chapter XXIII — Mafeking (1899-1900)
  23. 23Chapter XXIV — The Siege of Kimberley (1899-1900)
  24. 24Chapter XXV — The Siege of Ladysmith (1899-1900)
  25. 25Chapter XXVI — Siege of Port Arthur (1904)
  26. 26Chapter I — Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1782)
  27. 27Chapter II — Defence of Acre (1799)
  28. 28Chapter III — The Wounded Captain in Talavera (1809)
  29. 29Chapter IV — The Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
  30. 30Chapter V — The Storming of Badajos (1812)
  31. 31Chapter VI — A Prisoner in St. Sebastian (1813)
  32. 32Chapter VII — Jellalabad (1842)
  33. 33Chapter VIII — Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1856)
  34. 34Chapter IX — After Inkermann (1854-55)
  35. 35Chapter X — The Indian Mutiny — Delhi (1857-1858)
  36. 36Chapter XI — The Defence of Lucknow (31st of May to 25th of Septemb…
  37. 37Chapter XII — The Relief of Lucknow (1857)
  38. 38Chapter XIII — Running the Blockade (1861)
  39. 39Chapter XIV — The First Ironclads (1862)
  40. 40Chapter XV — Capture of New Orleans (1862)
  41. 41Chapter XVI — The Siege of Richmond (1862 and 1865)
  42. 42Chapter XVII — The Siege of Paris (1870-1871) With the Germans Outside
  43. 43Chapter XVIII — The Siege of Paris — Continued With the Besieged (1…
  44. 44Chapter XIX — Metz (1870)
  45. 45Chapter XX — Plevna (1877)
  46. 46Chapter XXI — Siege of Khartoum (1884)
  47. 47Chapter XXII — Kumassi (1900)
  48. 48Chapter XXIII — Mafeking (1899-1900)
  49. 49Chapter XXIV — The Siege of Kimberley (1899-1900)
  50. 50Chapter XXV — The Siege of Ladysmith (1899-1900)
  51. 51Chapter XXVI — Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

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