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Word: caval (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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General Hu had to abandon Yenan to save his northern flank. Then he raced westward to hold the Szechuan passes. An urgent call to roly-poly Governor Ma Hung-kwei of Ninghsia Province brought him two divisions of tough Moslem caval ry. In one of the Nationalists' few well-executed maneuvers, the Reds were boxed by superior force and fire power near Pao-chi, a river crossing on the way to Szechuan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Chest-Thumper | 5/17/1948 | See Source »

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