Spain's Soldier-nun
A VERY famous heroine in her day was Catalina de Erauso, still remembered vaguely as the "Spanish soldier-nun." She left memoirs which have been…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1893
68 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 4
The Matabele War. Fighting at the Front. [By Cable.] London
It is rumored in Johannesburg that a Boer force, under the command of Heer Raaf[?], which had gone to the assistance of the British expeditionary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matab[?] War. LONDON
A despatch from the Cape reports that Captain Campbell, who was wounded in the engagement with the Matabeles on Wednesday, is dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. [By Cable.] London
News from the front received at Cape Town reports that 1000 native scouts are beating the country within a radius of 10 miles of the united…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd EDITION Miner Office 7 p m. Latest Cable News. The Matabele War. LONDON, Tuesday Evening
The Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has ordered Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Matabele War. LONDON, Tuesday, Evening
The Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has ordered Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Matabele War. The Action of the Imperial Government. Alleged Barbarity Towards the Matabeles. [By Cable.] London
It is semi-officially denied here that Sir Henry Loch has superseded Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony, in the direction of the military…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. LONDON
Latest advices from Capetown report that a battle is expected to-day on the Shangani River between the Matabeles and the British South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd EDITION Miner Office 7 p m. Latest Cable News. The Matabele War. LONDON, Friday Evening
The Secretary for the Colonies (Lord Ripon) is sending Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington to confer with Sir Henry Loch as to the future…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Matabele War. Two of Lobengola's Envoys Shot Unpleasant Effect in England. [By Cable.] London
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, who is in command of the Bechuanaland border police force, reports that Major Adams' column has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. [By Cable.] London
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, who is in command of the Bechuanaland border police, declares that it is imperative that the Matabeles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. LONDON
Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington has been appointed mititary adviser to Sir H. B. Loch, British Commissioner for South Africa. In the event of a larger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd EDITION Miner Office 7 p m. Latest Cable News. The Matabale War. LONDON, Wednesday Evening
The latest news from Cape Town reports that news of a decisive battle between the Matabeles and the South Africa Company's forces is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Matabale War. LONDON
Later messages from Cape Town confirm the reported defeat of the Matabales, who were routed in several fights. Lobengula and his forces are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Cable News. The Matabele War. LONDON, Wednesday Evening
The latest news from Cape Town reports that news of a decisive battle between the Matabeles and the South Africa Company's forces is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Matabele War. Lobengula's Forces Routed. Buluwayo Captured. [By Cable.] London
News concerning a decisive engagement between the South Africa Company's forces and the Matabeles has been received from Cape Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. Further Details of the Fighting. [By Cable.] London
Later despatches from Cape Town give further details of the engagements between the British South Africa Company's forces and the Matabeles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dynamite Catastrophe. a Burning Ship and Quay Blown 300 Killed and Numbers Wounded. A Town in Flames. [By Cable.] London
News has been received of a terrible explosion on board a ship with a cargo of dynamite which took fire while lying at Santander, a fortified seaport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabele War. Another Slaughter of Natives Imminent. [By Cable.] London
Further particulars concerning the South Africa Company's campaign against the Matabeles have been received from Cape Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. The Matabele War. LONDON
A despatch from Cape Town states that King Lobengula's general was wounded during the fighting with the South Africa Company's forces on the…
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