Wounded in 26 Places
OF the many wonderful experiences of the British soldier in South Africa, that of Lieutenant J. Evans, of the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers, who was shot in 26 different…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
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The War. the Cape Invasion. Very Little Harm Done. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office that the raiders in Cape Colony are doing but little harm and are daily becoming more unpopular. They are,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. De Wet in Orange River Colony. a Train Adventure. Serious Fighting in the Transvaal. the Cape Invasion. Mr. Kruger Reported Dying. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Another batch of 1335 Boer prisoners has been landed at St. Helena. The Times correspondent at Bloemfontein, in describing the mourning in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon
Brisk engagements have taken place in widely-separated parts of South Africa. In the Transvaal Major-General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] a Warning to Dutch Colonists. London
Sir Alfred Milner has warned the Dutch colonists of Cape Colony that they will not receiv e any compensation for damage done to their property unless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. De Wet Again. Further Fighting. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Tuesday Afternoon
The headquarters of General Lo[?] Botha are now at Rooseuekal. General Viljoen commands eleven districts of [?] Transvaal, to the north of the Delago[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. [[?]'S.] a New Governor of Natal. London
Sir Henry E. M.Callum, Governor of Newfoundland since 1898, who has been appointed Governor of Natal in succession to Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Thursday Afternoon
Ten thousand remounts for South Africa are ready in England. The first batch will leave England on Tuesday. Further particulars of the shooting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Another Fight with De Wet. He Again Slips Away. Lieut-general French Busy. London
Lord [?]ener, it is stated, is anxious to send 10,000 Boer prisoners to the Nilgiri Hills, India. Major-General Charles Knox engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Cape Invasion. General Botha and Peace. De Wet Again Moving. [Recter's Messages.] the Raiders. London
A number of Boers [?]aiding the Olifants River Valley being hard pressed, a[?]doned many hor[?]s and carts and endeavored to retreat through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon
It has not jet been decided whether the fifth contingent shall march through the streets before embarking during the present week. The Government delires that the men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. British Troops Moving. a Garrison Captured. Skirmish in Cape Colony. [Reuter's Messages.] the Cape Invasion. Skirmish Near Vryburg. London
Two Australian guns, a force of irregular police, and a company of Welsh militia dislodged 400 raiders in the vicinity of Vrybnrg, in Cape Colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer Eagerness for War
It has often been denied by pro-Boers, in the face of patent facts, that the Boers intended war. In the blue book issued in December, giving reports, correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. More Troops Required. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Major-General Brabant and his staff are in the eastern provinces of Cape Colony, organising a defence force. The capture of Modde[?]fontein by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Further Skirmishes. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Monday Evening
Colonel Campbell's British column has defeated 400 Boers south of Middleburg. The British casualties numbered 19…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Meassages.] London, Tuesday Afternoon
The Portngueee, fearing a raid, are sending all the ammunition surrendered by the Boers at Komati Poort on board lighters at Delagoa Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] the Cape Invasion. a Stiff Engagement. Body of Raiders Defeated. London
The raiders sent a fo[?] to the Doorn River to prevent Colonel Coleobraudar, with a portion of Colonel Bethune's force, advancing. Colonel Colenbrandar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [By Telegraph.] Adlaide, Thursday Afternoon
The Governor Las received a telegram from Sir Alfred Milner stating that at a fight that occurred at Nichvaale Kop on February 3, the following casualties occurred to members…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Boers Threatening Lorenzo Marques. Portugal Appeals to England. General De Wet's Brother. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Unofficial advices from South Africa state that Commandant Blake ia threatening Lorenzo Morques, and that Portugal has appealed to England to give…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Mounted Reinforcements. Thirty Thousand Being Dispatched. Boers Near Lorenzo Marques. the Afrikander Bond Suggests Terms. [Reuter's Messages.] in the Eastern Transvaal. London
The British forces operating south of the Delagoa Bay railway and east of the line between Johannesburg and Pretoria, are energetically working to clear the…
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