As to the war, while it is ... by Francis W. Newman, an English Writer

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“As to the war, while it is always thought rash to have any strong military convictions, I have always believed that if they would go straight to Sebastopol early in the season they would take it with little difficulty.”

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Francis W. Newman

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Name: Francis W. Newman

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Jun 27, 1805

Date of Death: Oct 7, 1897

Profession: Writer

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