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in IN 46215 1798 10 February February NNP 46215 1798 11 the the DT 46215 1798 12 Irish Irish NNP 46215 1798 13 Guards Guards NNPS 46215 1798 14 and and CC 46215 1798 15 the the DT 46215 1798 16 Coldstreams Coldstreams NNPS 46215 1798 17 turned turn VBD 46215 1798 18 the the DT 46215 1798 19 enemy enemy NN 46215 1798 20 out out IN 46215 1798 21 of of IN 46215 1798 22 his -PRON- PRP$ 46215 1798 23 defences defence NNS 46215 1798 24 among among IN 46215 1798 25 the the DT 46215 1798 26 brick brick NN 46215 1798 27 stacks stack VBZ 46215 1798 28 there there RB 46215 1798 29 , , , 46215 1798 30 and and CC 46215 1798 31 made make VBD 46215 1798 32 the the DT 46215 1798 33 position position NN 46215 1798 34 useless useless JJ 46215 1798 35 to to IN 46215 1798 36 him -PRON- PRP 46215 1798 37 save save VB 46215 1798 38 for for IN 46215 1798 39 purposes purpose NNS 46215 1798 40 of of IN 46215 1798 41 defence defence NN 46215 1798 42 . . . 46215 1799 1 Affairs affair NNS 46215 1799 2 having have 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Gen. NNP 46215 1800 18 Sir Sir NNP 46215 1800 19 Douglas Douglas NNP 46215 1800 20 Haig Haig NNP 46215 1800 21 , , , 46215 1800 22 with with IN 46215 1800 23 the the DT 46215 1800 24 support support NN 46215 1800 25 of of IN 46215 1800 26 a a DT 46215 1800 27 large large JJ 46215 1800 28 force force NN 46215 1800 29 of of IN 46215 1800 30 heavy heavy JJ 46215 1800 31 artillery artillery NN 46215 1800 32 , , , 46215 1800 33 a a DT 46215 1800 34 division division NN 46215 1800 35 of of IN 46215 1800 36 cavalry cavalry NN 46215 1800 37 and and CC 46215 1800 38 some some DT 46215 1800 39 infantry infantry NN 46215 1800 40 of of IN 46215 1800 41 the the DT 46215 1800 42 general general NNP 46215 1800 43 reserve reserve NNP 46215 1800 44 . . . 46215 1801 1 The the DT 46215 1801 2 attack attack NN 46215 1801 3 was be VBD 46215 1801 4 to to TO 46215 1801 5 be be VB 46215 1801 6 directed direct VBN 46215 1801 7 against against IN 46215 1801 8 Neuve Neuve NNP 46215 1801 9 Chapelle Chapelle NNP 46215 1801 10 . . . 46215 1802 1 Holding hold VBG 46215 1802 2 attacks attack NNS 46215 1802 3 , , , 46215 1802 4 that that WDT 46215 1802 5 is be VBZ 46215 1802 6 practically practically RB 46215 1802 7 feints feint NNS 46215 1802 8 , , , 46215 1802 9 were be VBD 46215 1802 10 to to TO 46215 1802 11 be be VB 46215 1802 12 made make VBN 46215 1802 13 at at IN 46215 1802 14 the the DT 46215 1802 15 same same JJ 46215 1802 16 time time NN 46215 1802 17 by by IN 46215 1802 18 the the DT 46215 1802 19 Second Second NNP 46215 1802 20 Army Army NNP 46215 1802 21 against against IN 46215 1802 22 La La NNP 46215 1802 23 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1802 24 from from IN 46215 1802 25 the the DT 46215 1802 26 south south NN 46215 1802 27 and and CC 46215 1802 28 by by IN 46215 1802 29 the the DT 46215 1802 30 4th 4th JJ 46215 1802 31 Army Army NNP 46215 1802 32 Corps Corps NNP 46215 1802 33 and and CC 46215 1802 34 the the DT 46215 1802 35 Indian Indian NNP 46215 1802 36 Army Army NNP 46215 1802 37 Corps Corps NNP 46215 1802 38 to to IN 46215 1802 39 the the DT 46215 1802 40 north north NN 46215 1802 41 . . . 46215 1803 1 The the DT 46215 1803 2 German german JJ 46215 1803 3 position position NN 46215 1803 4 at at IN 46215 1803 5 La La NNP 46215 1803 6 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1803 7 formed form VBD 46215 1803 8 a a DT 46215 1803 9 buttress buttress NN 46215 1803 10 of of IN 46215 1803 11 the the DT 46215 1803 12 line line NN 46215 1803 13 which which WDT 46215 1803 14 they -PRON- PRP 46215 1803 15 had have VBD 46215 1803 16 been be VBN 46215 1803 17 striving strive VBG 46215 1803 18 to to TO 46215 1803 19 draw draw VB 46215 1803 20 across across IN 46215 1803 21 the the DT 46215 1803 22 valley valley NN 46215 1803 23 of of IN 46215 1803 24 the the DT 46215 1803 25 Lys Lys NNP 46215 1803 26 . . . 46215 1804 1 Their -PRON- PRP$ 46215 1804 2 line line NN 46215 1804 3 from from IN 46215 1804 4 La La NNP 46215 1804 5 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1804 6 across across IN 46215 1804 7 the the DT 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1806 2 five five CD 46215 1806 3 months month NNS 46215 1806 4 at at IN 46215 1806 5 enormous enormous JJ 46215 1806 6 cost cost NN 46215 1806 7 the the DT 46215 1806 8 enemy enemy NN 46215 1806 9 had have VBD 46215 1806 10 fought fight VBN 46215 1806 11 to to TO 46215 1806 12 build build VB 46215 1806 13 it -PRON- PRP 46215 1806 14 up up RP 46215 1806 15 and and CC 46215 1806 16 to to TO 46215 1806 17 maintain maintain VB 46215 1806 18 it -PRON- PRP 46215 1806 19 . . . 46215 1807 1 The the DT 46215 1807 2 village village NN 46215 1807 3 of of IN 46215 1807 4 Neuve Neuve NNP 46215 1807 5 Chapelle Chapelle NNP 46215 1807 6 lay lie VBD 46215 1807 7 about about IN 46215 1807 8 half half JJ 46215 1807 9 way way NN 46215 1807 10 between between IN 46215 1807 11 the the DT 46215 1807 12 spur spur NN 46215 1807 13 of of IN 46215 1807 14 La La NNP 46215 1807 15 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1807 16 on on IN 46215 1807 17 the the DT 46215 1807 18 south south NN 46215 1807 19 and and CC 46215 1807 20 the the DT 46215 1807 21 Lys Lys NNP 46215 1807 22 on on IN 46215 1807 23 the the DT 46215 1807 24 north north NN 46215 1807 25 . . . 46215 1808 1 The the DT 46215 1808 2 distance distance NN 46215 1808 3 between between IN 46215 1808 4 the the DT 46215 1808 5 promontory promontory NN 46215 1808 6 on on IN 46215 1808 7 the the DT 46215 1808 8 one one CD 46215 1808 9 side side NN 46215 1808 10 and and CC 46215 1808 11 the the DT 46215 1808 12 river river NN 46215 1808 13 on on IN 46215 1808 14 the the DT 46215 1808 15 other other JJ 46215 1808 16 is be VBZ 46215 1808 17 some some DT 46215 1808 18 eight eight CD 46215 1808 19 miles mile NNS 46215 1808 20 . . . 46215 1809 1 Neuve Neuve NNP 46215 1809 2 Chapelle Chapelle NNP 46215 1809 3 was be VBD 46215 1809 4 on on IN 46215 1809 5 the the DT 46215 1809 6 flat flat NN 46215 1809 7 . . . 46215 1810 1 From from IN 46215 1810 2 La La NNP 46215 1810 3 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1810 4 round round RB 46215 1810 5 behind behind IN 46215 1810 6 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! ! . 46215 1966 7 ' ' '' 46215 1967 1 They -PRON- PRP 46215 1967 2 , , , 46215 1967 3 too too RB 46215 1967 4 , , , 46215 1967 5 were be VBD 46215 1967 6 mercifully mercifully RB 46215 1967 7 used use VBN 46215 1967 8 . . . 46215 1967 9 " " '' 46215 1968 1 The the DT 46215 1968 2 artillery artillery NN 46215 1968 3 tornado tornado NN 46215 1968 4 against against IN 46215 1968 5 Neuve Neuve NNP 46215 1968 6 Chapelle Chapelle NNP 46215 1968 7 and and CC 46215 1968 8 its -PRON- PRP$ 46215 1968 9 environs environ NNS 46215 1968 10 had have VBD 46215 1968 11 been be VBN 46215 1968 12 timed time VBN 46215 1968 13 to to TO 46215 1968 14 last last VB 46215 1968 15 for for IN 46215 1968 16 half half PDT 46215 1968 17 an an DT 46215 1968 18 hour hour NN 46215 1968 19 . . . 46215 1969 1 It -PRON- PRP 46215 1969 2 began begin VBD 46215 1969 3 at at IN 46215 1969 4 8.5 8.5 CD 46215 1969 5 a.m. a.m. NN 46215 1969 6 ; ; : 46215 1969 7 it -PRON- PRP 46215 1969 8 ended end VBD 46215 1969 9 at at IN 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23rd NN 46215 1973 48 . . . 46215 1974 1 It -PRON- PRP 46215 1974 2 was be VBD 46215 1974 3 through through IN 46215 1974 4 this this DT 46215 1974 5 pressure pressure NN 46215 1974 6 as as RB 46215 1974 7 well well RB 46215 1974 8 as as IN 46215 1974 9 through through IN 46215 1974 10 the the DT 46215 1974 11 redirection redirection NN 46215 1974 12 of of IN 46215 1974 13 the the DT 46215 1974 14 guns gun NNS 46215 1974 15 , , , 46215 1974 16 that that IN 46215 1974 17 these these DT 46215 1974 18 Germans Germans NNPS 46215 1974 19 still still RB 46215 1974 20 on on IN 46215 1974 21 that that DT 46215 1974 22 part part NN 46215 1974 23 of of IN 46215 1974 24 the the DT 46215 1974 25 first first JJ 46215 1974 26 line line NN 46215 1974 27 were be VBD 46215 1974 28 about about RB 46215 1974 29 eleven eleven CD 46215 1974 30 o'clock o'clock NN 46215 1974 31 in in IN 46215 1974 32 the the DT 46215 1974 33 morning morning NN 46215 1974 34 dislodged dislodge VBD 46215 1974 35 . . . 46215 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present VBD 46215 1978 18 a a DT 46215 1978 19 network network NN 46215 1978 20 of of IN 46215 1978 21 German german JJ 46215 1978 22 diggings digging NNS 46215 1978 23 , , , 46215 1978 24 and and CC 46215 1978 25 before before IN 46215 1978 26 any any DT 46215 1978 27 further further JJ 46215 1978 28 advance advance NN 46215 1978 29 could could MD 46215 1978 30 be be VB 46215 1978 31 made make VBN 46215 1978 32 it -PRON- PRP 46215 1978 33 was be VBD 46215 1978 34 essential essential JJ 46215 1978 35 that that IN 46215 1978 36 the the DT 46215 1978 37 whole whole NN 46215 1978 38 of of IN 46215 1978 39 these these DT 46215 1978 40 should should MD 46215 1978 41 be be VB 46215 1978 42 in in IN 46215 1978 43 our -PRON- PRP$ 46215 1978 44 hands hand NNS 46215 1978 45 . . . 46215 1979 1 It -PRON- PRP 46215 1979 2 was be VBD 46215 1979 3 supposed suppose VBN 46215 1979 4 that that IN 46215 1979 5 this this DT 46215 1979 6 area area NN 46215 1979 7 had have VBD 46215 1979 8 been be VBN 46215 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1981 5 of of IN 46215 1981 6 Neuve Neuve NNP 46215 1981 7 Chapelle Chapelle NNP 46215 1981 8 there there EX 46215 1981 9 is be VBZ 46215 1981 10 a a DT 46215 1981 11 junction junction NN 46215 1981 12 of of IN 46215 1981 13 roads road NNS 46215 1981 14 . . . 46215 1982 1 The the DT 46215 1982 2 main main JJ 46215 1982 3 road road NN 46215 1982 4 which which WDT 46215 1982 5 runs run VBZ 46215 1982 6 almost almost RB 46215 1982 7 straight straight RB 46215 1982 8 as as IN 46215 1982 9 a a DT 46215 1982 10 ruler ruler NN 46215 1982 11 from from IN 46215 1982 12 La La NNP 46215 1982 13 Bassee Bassee NNP 46215 1982 14 to to IN 46215 1982 15 Estaires Estaires NNPS 46215 1982 16 , , , 46215 1982 17 meets meet VBZ 46215 1982 18 at at IN 46215 1982 19 this this DT 46215 1982 20 point point NN 46215 1982 21 the the DT 46215 1982 22 main main JJ 46215 1982 23 road road NN 46215 1982 24 to to IN 46215 1982 25 Armentières Armentières NNP 46215 1982 26 . . . 46215 1983 1 The the DT 46215 1983 2 two 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Brigade NNP 46215 1987 10 ( ( -LRB- 46215 1987 11 British British NNP 46215 1987 12 ) ) -RRB- 46215 1987 13 and and CC 46215 1987 14 the the DT 46215 1987 15 21st 21st JJ 46215 1987 16 Brigade Brigade NNP 46215 1987 17 ( ( -LRB- 46215 1987 18 Indian Indian NNP 46215 1987 19 ) ) -RRB- 46215 1987 20 . . . 46215 1988 1 The the DT 46215 1988 2 corps corp NNS 46215 1988 3 who who WP 46215 1988 4 faced face VBD 46215 1988 5 the the DT 46215 1988 6 almost almost RB 46215 1988 7 untouched untouched JJ 46215 1988 8 length length NN 46215 1988 9 of of IN 46215 1988 10 German german JJ 46215 1988 11 trench trench NN 46215 1988 12 were be VBD 46215 1988 13 the the DT 46215 1988 14 59th 59th JJ 46215 1988 15 Garhwalis Garhwalis NNP 46215 1988 16 , , , 46215 1988 17 one one CD 46215 1988 18 of of IN 46215 1988 19 the the DT 46215 1988 20 finest fine JJS 46215 1988 21 battalions battalion NNS 46215 1988 22 of of IN 46215 1988 23 the the DT 46215 1988 24 Indian Indian NNP 46215 1988 25 Army Army NNP 46215 1988 26 . . . 46215 1989 1 They -PRON- PRP 46215 1989 2 met meet VBD 46215 1989 3 with with IN 46215 1989 4 the the DT 46215 1989 5 same same JJ 46215 1989 6 experience experience NN 46215 1989 7 as as IN 46215 1989 8 the the DT 46215 1989 9 Scottish Scottish NNP 46215 1989 10 Rifles Rifles NNPS 46215 1989 11 , , , 46215 1989 12 a a DT 46215 1989 13 frightful frightful JJ 46215 1989 14 fire fire NN 46215 1989 15 of of IN 46215 1989 16 machine machine NN 46215 1989 17 guns gun NNS 46215 1989 18 , , , 46215 1989 19 added add VBD 46215 1989 20 to to IN 46215 1989 21 repeated repeat VBN 46215 1989 22 rifle rifle NN 46215 1989 23 volleys volley NNS 46215 1989 24 . . . 46215 1990 1 Some some DT 46215 1990 2 of of IN 46215 1990 3 these these DT 46215 1990 4 dauntless dauntless JJ 46215 1990 5 and and CC 46215 1990 6 wiry wiry JJ 46215 1990 7 warriors warrior NNS 46215 1990 8 managed manage VBD 46215 1990 9 to to TO 46215 1990 10 tear tear VB 46215 1990 11 or or CC 46215 1990 12 wriggle 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1992 12 front front NN 46215 1992 13 of of IN 46215 1992 14 them -PRON- PRP 46215 1992 15 having have VBG 46215 1992 16 been be VBN 46215 1992 17 cut cut VBN 46215 1992 18 , , , 46215 1992 19 had have VBD 46215 1992 20 on on IN 46215 1992 21 the the DT 46215 1992 22 right right NN 46215 1992 23 of of IN 46215 1992 24 the the DT 46215 1992 25 Indian indian JJ 46215 1992 26 troops troop NNS 46215 1992 27 carried carry VBD 46215 1992 28 the the DT 46215 1992 29 opposing opposing JJ 46215 1992 30 German german JJ 46215 1992 31 position position NN 46215 1992 32 , , , 46215 1992 33 though though IN 46215 1992 34 under under IN 46215 1992 35 a a DT 46215 1992 36 cross cross NN 46215 1992 37 fire fire NN 46215 1992 38 from from IN 46215 1992 39 the the DT 46215 1992 40 enemy enemy NN 46215 1992 41 still still RB 46215 1992 42 holding hold VBG 46215 1992 43 out out RP 46215 1992 44 against against IN 46215 1992 45 the the DT 46215 1992 46 Garhwalis Garhwalis NNP 46215 1992 47 . . . 46215 1993 1 They -PRON- PRP 46215 1993 2 wheeled wheel VBD 46215 1993 3 round round RB 46215 1993 4 to to IN 46215 1993 5 left left NN 46215 1993 6 and and CC 46215 1993 7 bombed bomb VBD 46215 1993 8 the the DT 46215 1993 9 Germans Germans NNPS 46215 1993 10 out out RP 46215 1993 11 . . . 46215 1994 1 Meanwhile meanwhile RB 46215 1994 2 the the DT 46215 1994 3 Seaforth Seaforth NNP 46215 1994 4 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 46215 1994 5 had have VBD 46215 1994 6 been be VBN 46215 1994 7 brought bring VBN 46215 1994 8 up up RP 46215 1994 9 for for IN 46215 1994 10 an an DT 46215 1994 11 attack attack NN 46215 1994 12 upon upon IN 46215 1994 13 the the DT 46215 1994 14 enemy enemy NN 46215 1994 15 from from IN 46215 1994 16 the the DT 46215 1994 17 opposite opposite JJ 46215 1994 18 flank flank NN 46215 1994 19 , , , 46215 1994 20 and and CC 46215 1994 21 this this DT 46215 1994 22 was be VBD 46215 1994 23 supported support VBN 46215 1994 24 by by IN 46215 1994 25 a a DT 46215 1994 26 frontal 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indeed RB 46215 1998 2 , , , 46215 1998 3 Sir Sir NNP 46215 1998 4 John John NNP 46215 1998 5 French French NNP 46215 1998 6 states state NNS 46215 1998 7 in in IN 46215 1998 8 his -PRON- PRP$ 46215 1998 9 dispatch dispatch NN 46215 1998 10 that that IN 46215 1998 11 the the DT 46215 1998 12 21st 21st JJ 46215 1998 13 Brigade Brigade NNP 46215 1998 14 formed form VBD 46215 1998 15 up up RP 46215 1998 16 in in IN 46215 1998 17 the the DT 46215 1998 18 open open NN 46215 1998 19 without without IN 46215 1998 20 a a DT 46215 1998 21 shot shot NN 46215 1998 22 being be VBG 46215 1998 23 fired fire VBN 46215 1998 24 at at IN 46215 1998 25 them -PRON- PRP 46215 1998 26 . . . 46215 1999 1 It -PRON- PRP 46215 1999 2 was be VBD 46215 1999 3 now now RB 46215 1999 4 about about RB 46215 1999 5 1.30 1.30 CD 46215 1999 6 in in IN 46215 1999 7 the the DT 46215 1999 8 afternoon afternoon NN 46215 1999 9 . . . 46215 2000 1 The the DT 46215 2000 2 part part NN 46215 2000 3 of of IN 46215 2000 4 the the 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Indian NNP 46215 2006 8 Army Army NNP 46215 2006 9 Corps Corps NNP 46215 2006 10 had have VBD 46215 2006 11 therefore therefore RB 46215 2006 12 been be VBN 46215 2006 13 ordered order VBN 46215 2006 14 up up RP 46215 2006 15 in in IN 46215 2006 16 the the DT 46215 2006 17 forenoon forenoon NN 46215 2006 18 . . . 46215 2007 1 There there EX 46215 2007 2 was be VBD 46215 2007 3 a a DT 46215 2007 4 delay delay NN 46215 2007 5 in in IN 46215 2007 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 46215 2007 7 arrival arrival NN 46215 2007 8 . . . 46215 2008 1 Apparently apparently RB 46215 2008 2 it -PRON- PRP 46215 2008 3 arose arise VBD 46215 2008 4 from from IN 46215 2008 5 bad bad JJ 46215 2008 6 roads road NNS 46215 2008 7 . . . 46215 2009 1 Whatever whatever WDT 46215 2009 2 the the DT 46215 2009 3 exact exact NN 46215 2009 4 cause cause VB 46215 2009 5 the the DT 46215 2009 6 delay delay NN 46215 2009 7 meant mean VBD 46215 2009 8 that that IN 46215 2009 9 recovering recover VBG 46215 2009 10 from from IN 46215 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