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Title: Gibraltar and its sieges, with a description of its natural features
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Stephens, Frederic George, 1828-1907
Subjects: Gibraltar -- Description and travel Gibraltar -- History Gibraltar -- History Siege, 1779-1783
Publisher: London, New York : T. Nelson
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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PREPARATIONS OF THE ENEMY. 73 extricating their officer. Almost at the samemoment the shell burst, and levelled the traverse to the ground. For this courageous action, Martin wasdeservedly rewarded and promoted. The defenders of the Rock now watched withintense interest the preparations of the enemy, inwhose lines the greatest activity was visible. Theycould note the almost daily arrival of fresh troops,until the whole shore of the Bay, from Carteia to the heights of San Roque, was covered with tents.Thousands of workmen, under cover of night, pushedthe approaches nearer and nearer to the beleagueredfortress. Heavy guns bristled from every point ofvantage, and hour after hour poured out their fellcontents of shot and shell. It was obvious, too, thatthe huge men-of-war at Algesiras were being equippedas batteries of a new and formidable character. Theeagerness of the besiegers was stimulated by thearrival in their camp of two French princes of theblood, the Count of Artois and the Duke o

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