The War. London
General Buller, who has arrived at Marizburg, praises General Hildyard's operations at Willow Grange. General Hildyard has occupied Frere…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Transvaal War the Modder River Battle. Lord Methuen Slightly Wounded. List of Killed. a Second Army Corps to Go. London, Dec. 1
No official details have been published of the action at Modder River. Two messages giving an account of the casualties have been received. The second message announced that Lieutenant-General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. Sydney
The recuperative fighting power of the Free Stators and Boers after defeat is truly astounding. Their opposition to the advance of Lord Methuen is something marvellous, and shows what a country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. London, Nov. 24
News has been received from South Africa that a decisive battle was fought at Belmont on Thursday between the British forces under Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen and the Boers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cost of the War
Some people (says the St. James' Budget) seem to be rather concerned about the cost of this war with the Ttansvaal; and, no doubt, it is not possible to make omelettes without breaking eggs. For our…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Transvaal war. Latest Cables
Further details concerning Lieute[?]ant-general Methuen's victory at Medder River show that the British numbered 7000 men. Early on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News. London, Thursday. Some [?]
some particulars are now to hand regarding the decisive victory gained by the British on Tuesday on the Modder River, which was much swollen by the recent heavy rains. On Tuesday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Latest Cable News. LONDON
The British force under General Methuen attacked the Boers at Belmont on Thursday, storming the ridges in splendid style. The infantry behaved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by the English Mail. Topics of the Week. the War
Now that the guns have begun to shoot, and the blood of our soldiers has been shed upon the field of battle, the British public t[?] a more lively interest in the South African campaign than was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in the Soudan. the Dervishes Badly Defeated. the Khalifa Killed. London, Nov. 25
A sharp fight took place between the Anglo-Egyptian force and tho Dervishes. All the Khalifa's bodyguard and the principal Emirs were either killed or taken prisoners. Osman Digna,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. The Advance on Kimberley. Eight Thousand Beers Defeated. Desperate Fighting for Ten Hours. The New South Wales Lancers—A Troper Missing. LONDON
A TELEGRAPHIC despatch has just come to hand stating that the British forces under Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, who is advancing on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War
The event of the week in South Africa was undoubtedly the great battle at Modder River, won by Lord Methnen after ten hours' stiff lighting. The maintenance of the conflict…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War British Casualties at Modder River. Severe Fighting at the Battle of Grasspan. New South Wales Dancers Engaged. the Queen Often Weeps. the Boers Defeated at Tugela Bridge. Highland Regiments Suffer Severely. Public Feeling in England. Disloyalty Ceasing in Cape Colony. Official List of Casualties. the Wounded Progressing Favourably. London, Dec. 2
The British casualties in the engagement at Modder River on Tuesday numbered 438. Additional details which have been received of the battle of Grasspan show the the Boer artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. LONDON
The British casualties at the battle of Modder River amounted to 437. Pontoons hare been despatched from Durban for the passage up the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Modder River Battle. Lord Methuen Slightly Wounded. London
No official details have been published of the action at Modder River. Two messages giving an account of the casualties have been received. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Latest News by the Mail
THE following is the "Daily Mail's" description of the battle at Ladysmith of October 30: "Our force began moving out at 10 o'clock last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Monday 8 p.m
I[?]missed "war notes" last issue to conserve space for my battle the Passage of the Tugela River, but though the battle has come off, it would be a shade previous to write like the author of Jess, I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The British Casualties. Anxious Inquiries at the War Office
THERE was no dimmution yesterday (says the London Daily Mail of October 25), in the number of auxious inquiries at the War Office in Pall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Britain, Germany and America. A Highty Influence for Peace. The Battle of Hodder River. Lord Kothuen Slighti, Wounded Effect of the [?] and Sharpnel. The Australian and Candian Troops. The Australian and Canadian Troops. The Beers Hassing LONDON
Mr Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary or State for the Colonies, speaking at a luncheon at Leicester yesterday, made some important references to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Battle, of Modder River. Heavy British Losses. Over 400 Fall. Severe Fight at Graspan. London
The Boers are massing at Grobler's Kop, and there are probably 2000 at Colenso. Outpost fighting has commenced…
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