General War Items. London, Dec. 10
Ten thousand Cape Colony volunteers are now in the field. Another member of the Natal Assembly, named Protorious, has been…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, December 13. the Lessons of the War
THE successive reverses which the British troops are sustaining at the hands of the Boers and the still greater number of British disappointments make it all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
The troopship Cornwall, with the Queensland troops aboard, which lett Albany on November 17, has arrived at Fort Elizabeth, and has been ordered to Cape Town. All are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Fight Near Stormberg. Severe British Reverse. Six Hundred Men Reported Missing. London, Dec. 11
A serious British reverse occurred near Stormberg on Sunday last General G[?] with 3000 men on Saturday attempted an attack upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition Miner Office 8.30 p.m. the War. The Molteno Reverse. Continental Jubilations. The Cost of the Campaign. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon
Austrian military experts, commenting on Major-General Gatacre's defeat near Stormberg, ridicule the General's reckless tactics and blame him for the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. the Reverse at Molteno. Nearly 700 Prisoners. Details of the Engagement. Skirmishes Near Colesberg. Artillery Combat at Spytfontein Khaki-colored Cavalry Horses. [Reuter's Messages.] the Reverse at Molteno. Three Hours' Fighting. Infantry Cool in Disaster. London, Monday Afternoon
Further particulars have been received concerning the British reverse between Molteno and Stormsberg, on the East London railway, in northern Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. The Molteno Reverse. Continental Jubilations. The Cost of the Campaign. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon
Anstrian military experts, commenting on Major-General Gatacre's defeat near Stormberg, ridicule the General's reckless tactics and blame him for the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. Lord Methuen's Column. in Battle Near Spytfontein. the Reverse Near Molteno. Major-general Gatacre's Explanation. the Relief of Mafeking. Advance of the Rhodesian Horse. [Reuter's Messages.] on the Western Frontier. a Battle Raging. Close to Spytfontein. Heavy Artillery Duel. Dissensions Among the Boers. London
The latest intelligence to hand regarding the operations of Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen's division on the western frontier is that on Monday the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was the War Justified? to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
Sir,—Re your leader under yesterday's date, commenting on the late reverse of British arms. You refer to the subject of dispute "Is the war justified?" and ask…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. a Disaster at Magersfontein. Methuen's Column Forged to Retire. Terrible British Losses. Gallant Highlanders Mown Down. Major-general Wauchope Killed. Other Officers Killed and Wounded. Methuen's Official Reports. Advance on Colenso Begun. "The Times" and Reinforcements. More Colonial Troops. [Reutkr's Messages.] Battle of Magersfontein. a British Repulse. Retirement of Methuen's Column. British Losses. 833 Killed and Wounded. the Highland Brigade Decimated. London
Despatches from the front give fuller particulars of the fighting at Magersfontein, near Spytfontein, between the British and the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. Battle Near Spytiontein. A Prolonged Fight. A Ship Ashore. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon
Telegrams received from Cape Town state that the fight between the British and Boers at Magersfontein has extended over several days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Queensland Officer Wounded. Brisbane, Friday Afternoon
The Chief Secretary received a cable from London to-day stating that Lieutenant Byron, a young Queensland officer, was wounded in the battle of Magersfontein…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Was the War Justified?
Sir,—In your leading article of to-day you take the occasion of General Gatacre's reverse to read us a lecture on our political immorality in carrying on a war against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Most Striking Thing of the War
The most striking thing about the course of the war hitherto (writes the London Spectator, October 27) has not been so much the splendid bravery shown by our men, though…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [By Telegraph.] the Magersfontein Reverse. Sydney, Friday Afternoon
Major-General French, the N. S. W. commandant, stated to-day in an interview that he cannot understand how Lord Methuen, the British commander at Magersfontein,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Great Battle Near Kimberley. The British Troops Repulsed. Lord Methuen Forced to Retire
A fierce battle is raging at Magersfontoin; it started with a hot artillery duel on Sunday, and is not yet terminated. The British Infantry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Battle of Magersfontein. Skirmish at Colesberg. Colenso Bombarded. the Reinforcements. [Reuter's Messages.] the Battle at Magersfontein. London
Additional lists of the casualties in the battle at Magersfontein show that the killed (besides those officers already named) include…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of War Correspondence
While war adda appreciably to the circulation of every daily newspaper, it at the same time runs np the outgoings to an enormous extent, far exceeding the profits from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Men Engaged. and the Losses. Lieutenant-colonel Long Wounded. London
Out of the 30,000 British troops directly commanded by General Buller in Natal, most of which are at Chieveley, 12,000 accompanied him into action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Battle at Tulga River. Serious British Reverse. the General's Despatch. Losses Over a Thousand. the Enemy Captures Ten Guns. Killed, 82; WOUNDED, 667; MISSING, 338. Rebellion in Cape Colony. [Reuter's Messages.] Another British Reverse. General Buller's Despatch. Battle Near Tugela River. Heayy British Losses. Ten Guns Captured. Gallant Attacks. "Swarms" of Boers. London, Friday Night
Great Britain has been thrown into a state of excitement by the receipt of news from Natal of another serious reverse to the British forces' in South…
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