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The wars & local soldiers, 1859

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 August 1859 · page 4

The following are the latest telegrams about the war, gleaned from English papers brought by the Royal Charter to Melbourne:— FRENCH SIEGE FLEET ON THE…

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An American View of the War

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 August 1859 · page 4

The New York Tribune of the 7th May has the following excellent article upon the course incumbent upon all true lovers of liberty:— Two of the great military monarchies of…

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The Munitions of War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1859 · page 4

The steam transport Peninsula commenced shipping war stores from Woolwich Arsenal for Gibraltar, and the John Banks for Sydney, New South Wales. Notwithstanding that the…

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The Effect of the War on England

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1859 · page 4

The Times takes a sanguine view of England's position in the event of a European War, as will be seen from the following remarks:— The most important question in connection with…

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The War. Chief Events and Topics of the Week

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1859 · page 4

WAR facts and phases since our last week's publication have, in their broad outline and main features, presented little or nothing which is remarkbly exciting, because there is little or nothing…

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Reflections on the War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1859 · page 4

General Court Sebluick, who succe[?] Court Gay[?] in command of the Austrian [?], is an officer whose [?] was furmiliar to Europe ten years age, when the Hangation war was [?]ging: be played a put of [?]…

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The War

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1859 · page 3

After much manœuvring and many fruitless advances and retreats, an engagement took place on the Po, between the Austrians and the Allies, and was rapidly followed by important results…

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The War

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 15 August 1859 · page 2

In our last we described the movements of the France, Sardiu[?] and the Austrian a mies tip to the time when they confronted each other on Piedmontes ground and had b[?]gon to make a few "demonstrations." At that time the…

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Position of the War

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 15 August 1859 · page 2

After the allies had entered Milan a sanguinary, though, in a strategic point of view, a minor conflict took place at Malegnano (a village not many miles south of Milan), between some of the Austrian troops and the…

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The Germans and the War

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 15 August 1859 · page 2

It now seems As if the speedy termination of the war depends more on the Germans and Prussians than upon the parties actually engaged in it, or any of the neutral powers. Russia has explicitly…

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Two Days' Later From the Beat of War. Telegraphic Despatches

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 15 August 1859 · page 2

Travigliato, 17th June.—The Emperor is in perfect health, and the physical and moral state of his army is excellent.—Monitour, Turin 17th June.—The cities of Rimini and Cesena have…

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The American View of the War

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1859 · page 2

The New York Tribune of the 7th May has the following excellent article upon the course: incumbent upon all sincere friends of liberty:—"Two of the great military monarchins of Contineutal…

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China. Renewal of the War—disastrous Defeat of the British

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 October 1859 · page 2

The mail brings most disastrous intelligence of a renewal of the war in China, for no purpose that we can imagine except to gratify a whim of the Admiral, who chose rather to attempt to force a passage by the usual…

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China. Renewal of the War — Disastrous Defeat of the British

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 15 October 1859 · page 4

The mail brings most disastrous intelligence of a renewal of the war in China, for no purpose that we can imagine except to gratify a whim of the Admiral, who chose rather to attempt…

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Foreign Extracts. France. War Statistics

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1859 · page 4

The Debats publishes a table showing the respective losses of the allied armies and the Austrians in the different combats and battles which took place duing the campaign in Italy:—At…

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Twelve Days Later News From Europe, to 2Nd November. War Declared Between Spain and Morocco. Great Disquiet in Europe. London, 2Nd November

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1859 · page 2

We regret to state that there is great political disquiet, both in Great Britian and the Continent. The hope of preventing war between Spain and Morocco, so expressed in our telegram of the 18th ult, has been…

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