The War. London
Lord Methuen’s Kimberley relief column has suffered a severe repulse in the battle of Magersfontein, midway between Madder River and Kimberley; The Boers numbered…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Kipling War Relief Fund
The Daily Mail War Relief Fund, derived from the sale of Mr. Rudyard Kipling's poem " The Absent-minded Beggar," has, so. far, realised £37,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Receipt of War News at Parliament House. the Premier Cables to Mr. Chamberlain
The receipt in Sydney of the cable to the effect that the Times regarded the repulse suffered by General Lord Methuen as the most serious event of the war occasioned a considerable amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Boers Repulsed Near Arundel. Operations at Ladysmith. London, Dec 15
THE Highland Brigade at Magersfontein consisted of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch, 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, and 1st Battalion Argyll and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Battle of Magersfontein. Later Particulars. Heroic Highlanders. the Boer Trenches. Heavy British Losses. London, Thursday Afternoon
Later details regarding the battle of Magersfontein state that on Tuesday morning the Highland Brigade was guided in the intense darkness and rain almost upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. the War. Battle of Magersfontein. Prisoners' Statements. Effective British Shelling. Boer Casualties, 1000 Men. London, Friday Afternoon
SOME of the prisoners taken during the battle of Magensfontein state that the fire from the British artillery was most effective, entirely clearing the upper Boer entrenchments. So terrible was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. the Advance on Kimberley. Repulse of the British. Serious Losses. Terrible Havoc in the Boer Trenches. Grave Sensation in England. Strong Reinforcements Demanded. Further Colonial Troops Wanted. London, Dec. 13
A TELEGRAPHIC despatch has been received from Capetown stating that a heavy artillery duel has been going on since Sunday last at Magersfontein, east of Spytfontein, between Lieutenant-General…
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THE casualties were few but they were horrifying (writes the S. M. Herald’s war correspondent from Ladysmith). One poor fellow had his thigh shaved away so…
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THE fifth division of the Army Corps, under Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren, will arrive at the Cape in about 10 days’ time. Roughly speaking, this…
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LONDON, Wednesday, Noon.—A battle is raging between the Boer forces at Magersfontein and Lord Methucn’s advance column…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Battle at Magersfontein. Situation at Ladysmith. Further British Reverses. Sir Redver Buller's Repulse. Heavy Losses. Reinforcements. London, Dec. 15
ADDITIONAL lists of the British casualties at the battle of Magersfontein show that the killed include Lieutenant-Colonel, J.H.C. Coode of the 1st…
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THE latest despatches to hand regarding Lord Methuen's repulse at Magersfontoin state that the Highland Brigade consisting of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch,…
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London, December 15.-- Lieutenant General Sir G. S. White, the commander of the garnison at Ladysmith, has blown up the bridge over the Modder Spruit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London, Sunday Afternoon. Tugela River Casualties
Later reports state that 26 out of the 39 British officers wounded at the battle at Tugela River are "severely wounded." EUROPEAN NEWSPAPER CRITICS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Total British Losses. Kimberley Relief Force. Cape Colony Rebels. Boer Losses, London, Monday Afternoon
It is officially announced by the War Office that the total British losses incurred since the opening of the campaign in South Africa is 5777 men. This total is made up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Vigorous Prosecution of the War. British Military Arrangements. General Buller Superseded. Lord Roberts Commander-in-chief. Lord Kitchener Chief of Staff. Colonial Troops in Action. a Boer Force Deeated. Battle of Magersfontein. London, Dec. 18
AT the battle of Magersfontein on the 11th instant all of the Scandinavian commando, numbering 85 men, under Baron Fadersewolds, were either killed or wounded, with the exception of seven who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism of the Soldiers Admired. Success to Be Achieved at All Costs. Volunteers for Active Service
London, Dec. 17. Amid the depression caused by General Sir Redvers Buller's despatch, there is widespread admiration for the [?]…
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Amid the depression caused by General Sir Redvers Buller's despatch, there is widespread admiration for the heroism which the soldiers displayed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. British Reverse Near Chieveley. Sir Redvers Buller Repulsed. Heavy British Losses. Several Guns Abandoned. Reinforcements Being Hurried Forward. London, Dec. 16
The War Office has published the following despatch from .General Sir Redvers Buller, the British Commander-in-Chief, in South Africa:—…
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL G. F. R. HENDERSON in the November Blackwood, makes some interesting comparisons between the battles of to-day and…
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