The Abyssinian War
The Russian Red Cross Society has been ordered to Abyssinia to assist in attending to the natives who have been wounded in conflicts with the Italian troops. They will land at Jibuti, a port of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1896
103 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 6
The Soudan War
The dervished, before they were defeated by the force under Major H.M. Sidney, entangled a party of scouts who were reconnitring under the command of Lieutenant M.A. Fenwick. The party…
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A thousand Dervish riflemen have assembled near Askabeb, and an attack upon the town is regarded as imminent…
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An engagement has taken place between some of the British forces and body of dervishes near Akasheh, on the right bank of the Nile, south of Wady Halfa. The forces of the British consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Policeman Wounded
Constable Lee, of Albury, Accidentally shot himself in the leg whilst endeavouring to extract a cartridge front a revolver yesternight. Portion of the bullet remains embedded in the wound,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cruelties of War
Perhaps no act of war engendered more bitterness that the burning of the barns and houses in the Shenandoah Valley under Shoridan's official order. When soldiers are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →He Was a Bad Soldier
There was one man in General Harrison's regiment notorious for his bad character. No amount of imprisonment seemed to have any influence over him; he was as well known in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Moltke Won the War
In "The Americans in Paris: a biographical novel of the Franco-Prussian war," Eugene Column Savidge gives the following graphic sketch of the scenes which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A War Correspondent's Work
Whon Mr. Archibald Forbes was special correspondent in the Russo—Turkish war, and was thrilling the people day after day by his vivid despatches from the scone of action, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News by Cable. London, Thursday. Munitions of War
A steamer has sailed from New York for Cuba with two thousand rounds of ammuniyion, five hundred rifles, and a consignment of dynamite. It is believed they are intended for the Cuban rebels…
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Discharged soldiers may, we hope, benefit by the recent discussion in Parliament and the Government adoption of the resolution that it…
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General Baratierl, who commanded the Italian forces in Abyssinia during the disastrona part of the campaign, has been placed on his trial at Rome…
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1General Gomez, one of the Cuban rebel leaders, with a force of 5000 men, attacked a column under the command of General Castelano, but after 48 hours' fighting was repulsed with a loss of 500…
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News has been received from the Soudan to the effect that the Khalifa predicts the defeat of the Egyptians. He promises the blessings of Paradise to all his followers who may be slain in the fighting…
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The rebel Matabeles are poisoning wells, and Sir H. kitchener, commander of the Egpptain army, has occupied Kedden…
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Captain Mahon has captured the grain depot of the dervishes south of Suarda, thereby depriving the enemy of their supplies along of the east bank of the Nile, and preventing their…
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A large number of friendly natives in Matabeleland are now joining the rebels, 16 is feared that the revolt will extend to the zambesi and the Transvaal. An impi of Bubyyians, 2000 strong, is…
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Major Baden Powell is building a number of forts to guard the Matoppe Hills…
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The Italian cruiser Etna has seized the Dutch steamer Doelwyk, which was conveying 40,000 rifles to Abyssinia…
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The rebel impi in Matabeleland have broken up into detached bands, and are willing to surrender. Two native strongholds, it is believed, have been yielded…
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