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1. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"When a military man speaks of a regiment, or any other force, and says that he '
brought it out of action,' he does not mean that he did anything particular ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"I was, however, very urgently required to give the instrument a fair trial in
the field ; and after satisfying myself that, when thrown out of action, ..."
3. The Canadian War of 1812 by Charles Prestwood Lucas (1906)
"The Americans gained the guns, which were out of action for the rest of the
battle, but the British infantry stolidly held their ground, and in the end the ..."
4. Autobiography of George Dewey: Admiral of the Navy by George Dewey (1913)
"I ordered to steer by hand while the rudder was out of action. In the meanwhile
another shell exploded on the poop and put out of action nine men. ..."
5. Brassey's Annual edited by Thomas Allnutt Brassey Brassey (1896)
"Three torpedo-boats could put one destroyer out of action, wliile two destroyers
acting in concert could capture a group of three boats. ..."
6. The Operations of War: Explained and Illustrated by Edward Bruce Hamley (1866)
"Refused wing must not remain altogether out of action. his march from Borna
against their left from ..."
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