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Show A correspo dent with Meberaet Ali indicates that the engagement at Zercovna was intended as a recon-noisance, recon-noisance, but assumed a somewhat serious character, because of the im-petuousity im-petuousity of Turkish troops, who according to this and other accounts' displayed the greatest courage. The centre column advanced as far aa Verboka, and after having been ordered four limes in vain to retire had to be led out of the fire by divisions divi-sions by the commander in person under a murddjuj fire. ' |