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They were able to spare from the investment of Ladysmith about 7,000 mounted men and perhaps a dozen guns and Pom-poms.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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They were able to spare from the investment of Ladysmith about 7,000 mounted men and perhaps a dozen guns and Pom-poms.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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They were able to spare from the investment of Ladysmith about 7,000 mounted men and perhaps a dozen guns and Pom-poms.
MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003
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We saw and fusilladed the Pom-poms through this smoke at 10,000 yards with the 4. 7's, and at 5 p.m. we had the whole ground in our possession.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service
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Up to the foot of the berg our men met with no resistance, but at last a furious fire of rifles and Pom-poms broke out on our right centre from Boers concealed in dongas and trenches on the spurs.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service
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In the afternoon, more field guns and Pom-poms on the burnt kopjes to the left of us opened a heavy fire on Krantz Kop, but were driven off by our guns, the howitzer battery (100 yards in our rear), and by the
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service
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"Pom-poms" are elegant little shells, about five inches long, and some with pointed heads were designed for the British Navy, but rejected.
Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege Henry W. Nevinson 1900
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Pom-poms (37-m/m Vickers-Maxim Q.F. guns), sent out from England, 267,
History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Great Britain. War Office 1876
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Pom-poms were tucked in to ponytails, and face paint was smeared on any and all available patches of skin.
azcentral.com | news Sarah McLellan 2010
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Interactive Pom-poms - Get ready to shake your pom-poms as you jump, kick and dance to the routines!
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