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The transports, ammunition-wagons, the baggage-wagons, the wagons filled with wounded, on perceiving that the
Les Miserables 2008
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The English ran ninety miles from Bannockburn, seared by the "gillies" and the baggage-wagons.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 Various
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At early dawn they left the Junction and its busy scenes -- its lengthy freight-trains, and almost acres of baggage-wagons, to the rear, and struck the route assigned the Grand Division, of which they were part, for Fredericksburg.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac William H. Armstrong
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Their baggage-wagons were in possession of the enemy, and they could get no water, which was in great demand in such warm weather.
The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 Henry C. Watson
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The rear presented the usual motley collection of baggage-wagons, disabled soldiers, sutlers, camp-women, and hangers-on of all sorts, who attend in the steps of a victorious troop.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various
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A tent, and some baggage-wagons, belonging to some regiment, appeared to be included in her train.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832 Various
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The artillery, the baggage-wagons, in a word, all the army material, had been in the front on the first bridge when, it was broken; and when, from the sudden panic which seized on those in the rear of this multitude, the dreadful catastrophe was learned, the last there found themselves first in gaining the other bridge.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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All day long, from dawn till after sunset, the troops and trains poured through the city, the utter silence of the streets being broken only by the music of the military bands, the monotonous tramp of the regiments, and the rattle of the baggage-wagons.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 Various
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When the artillery and baggage-wagons passed, the bridge was so overloaded that it fell in; and instantly a retrograde movement took place, which crowded together all the multitude of stragglers who were advancing, like a flock being herded, in the rear of the artillery.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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The dragoons, on their prancing horses; the riflemen and artillery, with their military ensigns and accoutrements; the infantry, and even the baggage-wagons in the rear, were all there to complete the imposing array.
The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson
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