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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 11
THE battle at Eland's Laagte was a most brilliant affair. The Boers fought with great bravery. General Kock and Commander Pretorius were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE British losses at Elands Laagte number 160. The engagement at Elands Laagte was a brilliant one. The Boers had occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The battle of Glencoe wast a grand and glorious battle; but tbe storming of the heights of Elandslaagte was the greatest of the two battles. The fine old conquering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Elandslaagte the British gained a brilliant victory. The Boers' position was exceptionally strong. Three of the British batteries opened fire at 4000 yards range, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE war debate in the Assembly ended in a surprise, the majority being much larger than was anticipated. Indeed, if the figures are an accurate expression of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kimberley is completely invested by the Boers. The streets are barricaded and blocked with barbed wire. It is estimated there are 30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The enemy, numbering 6000 Orange Free Staters, occupied a strong ridge commanding the main road to Ladysmith, and were attacked by a British force. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is estimated that 30,000 Transvaal and Free State troops are invading Natal. A strong naval brigade has been sent to the Cape frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the "first lieutenants" of General Sir Redvers Buller is Sir'Frederick Carrington (no relation to the Earl of that title). Sir Frederick, who has been in command of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE news from the seat of war is not startling. The Boers have been worsted in some minor engagements, and at Kimberley their commander was shot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following telegram from Goulburn, dated Monday, October 23, appeared in the Sydney Daily Telegraph of October 24:— The Rev. G. Pachanan, of St. Andrew's, last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STRONG disaffection is being manifested in Bloomfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, at the action of President Steyn in connection with the war. His…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NON-RESIDENT civilians in Ladysmith have been ordered to leave the town. In anticipation of an attack by the Boers a body of cavalry under Major-General French…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A GENERAL engagement was fought at Ladysmith on Monday. General White on Sunday sent two battalions of infantry with a Mountain battery to the hills…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Since writing you on Wednesday, Sir Geo. S. White has no doubt changed his plan of campaign since the battles of Glencoe and Elandslaagte. Tne brilliant and hard-fought victories, together with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Non-resident civilians at Ladysmith have been ordered to leave the town, in anticipation of an attack by the Boers. A body of Cavalry, under Major-General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As was inevitable after the various powerful Boer commandos had joined forces, immensely outnumbering the defending garrisons both in men and guns, the situation both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At half-past two on Thursday afternoon the telegraphic wires were cut between Ladysmith and Colenso. The War Office declares that this does not imply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When I reviewed the "news of battle" on Wednesday night the facts from Ladysmith were very fragmentary, and unless a writer had a great insight into the art of war, his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General White's defeat is said to have been due to an error of judgment. Doubtless, as if it weren't so, it would have been a defeat. According to the cable, it arose through his…
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