| Josiah Conder - Africa - 1828 - 400 pages
...loss from disease alone," Dr. Davy states, " amounted nearly to one-fifth of the whole force employed. The loss of the natives, killed in the field or executed, or that died of disease and famine, can hardly be calculated: it was probably ten times greater than ours, and may hare amounted,... | |
| Michael Lloyd Ferrar - 1911 - 592 pages
...disease. Our loss from disease alone amounted to nearly one-fifth of the whole force employed, viz., 1,000 men. "The loss of the natives killed in the field or executed, or that died of disease and famine can hardly be calculated ; it was probably ten times greater than ours, and may have amounted... | |
| Peter Courtenay, M. G. Francis - Sri Lanka - 1999 - 698 pages
...more severe kind and „ complicated nature. In addition to the horrors of the war in its „ most appalling shape, they had to encounter those of disease,...of relief. „ Our loss from disease alone amounted nearly to one-fifth of „ all forces employed. The loss of the natives killed in the field or „... | |
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