8/21/2023 0 Comments Stronghold kingdoms error code 13![]() There is no more frightful chapter in the history of modern warfare than the Campaigns of 17 in Switzerland."- The Mount Vernon Papers (1860) by Edward Everett Alison, however, who rather affects the graphic, represents the Devil's Bridge as being blown up, and says that the Russians in their march, "found an impassable gulf two hundred feet deep, surmounted by precipices above a thousand feet high," and swept by a murderous fire from the enemy's artillery. The Hand-book says it was not the Devil's Bridge that was thus blown up, but a smaller arch over one of the lateral torrents, which is more probable. Our guide informed us that when the army of Suwarrow was pursuing the French in this gorge in 1799, finding the bridge blown up, the Russians made a temporary bridge, over which they crossed, by tying small timbers together with the silken sashes of the officers. It is nearer the plunging cataract of the Reuss than the old bridge, but this last is (or was, for I know not if it is still standing) so narrow, its pathway so exposed, and its whole appearance so insecure, that it really seemed unsafe to cross particularly if you had to force your way on horseback, through a flock of wild sheep, driven forward by clamorous shepherds and their dogs. The modern structure is solid, fenced in by lofty parapets, and approached by a convenient terraced pathway on each side. "The traveller of the present day knows nothing but by tradition of the passage of the ancient Devil's Bridge over the Reuss. "- The Mount Vernon Papers (1860) by Edward Everett The modern structure is solid, fenced in by lofty parapets, and approached by a convenient terraced pathway. ![]() I waste to many hours to deal with OCR, and if there will be no good solution I will drop this feature."The traveller of the present day knows nothing but by tradition of the passage of the ancient Devil's Bridge over the Reuss. I’m currently using Tesseract OCR, but recognize only 50% captions correctly. If someone knows good OCR engine available from command line – please share.
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