The War. London
Portuguese troops are guarding the Barotsi border, as a precaution to exclude the retreating Boers. The Queen has sent a cablegram to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
2,219 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 111
Transvall War Explanation From Lord Roberts. Boers Still Busy. an Engagement at Doorn Speuit. How a Gun Was Saved. New Zealander8 Behave Gallantly. Terrorising Free Staters. Reported Retirement of the Enemy. the Bushmen's Contingent. British Officers Escape From Pretoria. Mortality Amongst Boer Prisoners. London, April 3
Lord Roberts explains that when the enemy came of with Colonel Broadwood's force at the Bloomfontein Waterworks, the commando commenced shelling the British from three sides…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Soldier's Treatment
TROOPER W. M'MILLAN, of the New South Wales Lancers, passed through Albury by the express on Monday night. M'Millan, who is a resident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Further Soruit Ambush. Further Details Hand. British Losses and Casualties. a Sensational Escape. Boer Commander-in-chief. London
President Kruger has announced that, in accordance with the last wish of General Joubert, General Louis Botha has been appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramaal War the Koorn Spruit Ambush. Conspicuous Bravery of the British. the Bait for the Convoy. Northern Free Staters Again Active. Boers Use Explosive Bullets. Foreigners Assist the Boers. Modification of the Plan of Campaign. Annexation Meetings in Cape Colony. General Olivier's Stategy. General Joubert's Funeral. London, April 4
Lord Roberts attributes the delay in the reception of details of the Koorn Spruit ambush to interruption on the telegraph wares and to the signalling being delayed owing to the cloudy nature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War the Koorn Spruit Ambush. Conspicuous Bravery Op the British. the Bait for the Convoy. Northern Free Staters Again Active. Boers Use Explosive Bullets. Foreigners Assist the Boebs. Modification Op the Plan of Campaign. Annexation Meetings in Cape Colony. Eneral Olivier's Stategy. General Joubert's Funeral. London, April 4
Lord Roberts Attributes the delay in the reception of details of the Koorn Spruit ambush to interruption on the telegraph wires and be the signalling being delayed owing to the cloudy nature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. LONDON, April 2
President Kruger has announced that, in accordance with the last wish of General Joubert, General Louis Botha has been appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cecil Rhodes on the War. the Dutch Conspirators
ON Friday, February 24, after the relief pf Kimberley, the annual meeting of the shareholders of De Beers Consolidated Mines was held. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Crick on the Warpath the War & the Plague
SPEAKING at a meeting the other evening support of the candidate of Mr. O'Connor (the "jaynal" Dan), Mr. Crick Postmaster-General, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Kruger's Piety. Sohreiner Hooted. Annexation Demanded. the British Reverse
At the Kornspruit disaster gallant attempts were made to rescue the guns of the A Battery, all the horses being continuusly shot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War The Doornspruit Disaster. A Serious Affair. Sharp Fighting. LONDON
There are various reports concerning the Donspruit disaster, near the Bloemfontein waterworks, but the following is generally believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jews as Soldiers
The first wound inflicted during the late Turco-Greek war was received by a Jew. There are in the English army 700 Jews 144 of them being officers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Soldier's Sensations in Battle
People often wonder how one feels in battle. This depends to a considerable extent on the nature of the conflict, the kind of troops engaged, the weapons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transvaal War Protection of Britise Lines. British Tactics. Boers Intimidate Surrendered Burghers. Prisoners for St. Helena. Pretorious at Koorn Struit. Commandant Olivier Reinforced. Five British Keep 600 Boers at Bay. News From Mafeking. Inhabitants of Bloemfontein Restless. London
Lieutenant-General Sir W. F. Gatacre is at Springfontein, and is co-operating with has British forces at Bloemfontein in protecting the lines. The conformation of the ground eastward of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Notes
During the operations at Slingers-fontein on February 9, six Dragoons horses broke thier necks in charging, falling into a large sluit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War
Lord Roberts has sent an encouraging message to the defending force at Mafeking. He asks the garrison to resist a little longer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War
General Gatacre is co-operating with the British force at Bloemfontein in protecting the railway lines. The country eastward of the town is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. London, March 30
President Kruger has convinced the Boers that 150,000 foreign troops have already landed at Delagoa Bay, and that they are proceeding to the aid of the republics…
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