The War. Bombay, Sept. 18
Russian official despatches state that the Turks recovered the three positions they had lost on the previous day, and their (Russian) losses are enormous…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1877
128 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 7
The Russo-turkish War. London, September 11
A Russian official despatch states that the bombardment of Plevna was continued on the evening of the 10th instant. The Russians captured another height…
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The Economist holds that there is a danger involved in the Eastern question which is as substantial as danger of a great Russian advance, and that is the danger ofLONDON…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English News. the Russo-turkish War. London, September 15
A RUSSIAN official despatch states that the Turks unsuccessfully attacked the Gravitza redoubt under a heavy cannonade. Plevna is now burning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[From "Herald's" Special Correspondent.] the Russo-turkish War. London, September 15
The Russians made a general assault upon the Turkish positions at Plevna on Tuesday, the C[?]r's birthday, The storming columns attacked the northern and…
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Constantinople, August 11.—The Minister for Foreign Affairs has addressed the following telegram to-day to the Ottoman representatives abroad:—"Telegram from Sulieman Pasha gives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →English News. the Russio-turkish War. London, September 17
A TURKISH official despatch states that Sulieman Pasha, on the 16th instant, captured Fort Nicholas, at the Schipks Pass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[From "Herald's" Special Correspondent.] the Russo-turkish War. London, September 18
After several days' cannonade the Turks, early on Monday morning, stormed Fort Nicholas, the rallying point of the Russians near the Schipka village, the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English News. the Russo-turkish War. London, September 24
A RUSSIAN special official despatch states that Mehemet Ali was not successful when he attacked the Russians at T[?]herkowna or Jantra on the 21st. It further states that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[From "Herald's" Special Correspondent.] the Russo-turkish War. London, September 24
The accounts of last Friday's fighting near Biela were greatly exaggerated. The Turks admit that the action was indecisive. The attack was made upon the Russian's…
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It is necessary, perhaps, to explain what the Russian position is It is this—and she was well warned of it at the beginning; either from the prickings of benevolence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English News. the Russo-turkish War. London, September 25
A RUSSIAN official official despatch states that the Turks renewed the bombardment of Fort Nicholas, at the Schipks Pass, and made a general assault, but were unsuccessful. The…
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The losses of the Russians and Roumanians before Plevna have been ascertained to be 21,000, not as previously reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary and the War. London, September 28
The President informed the Hungarian Council that the tripple alliance involved Hungary in an obligation in regard to the Eastern Question…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[From "Herald's" Special Correspondent.] the Russo-turkish War. London, September 27
M'Gahan, the special correspondent of the Daily News, reports that the Russians before Plevna are profoundly discouraged by their want of success. Their success…
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General Todleben, Chief of the Russian Staff, has undertaken the supervision of the siege works at Plevna. 50,000 of the Imperial Guard got into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English News. the Russo-turkish War. London, September 30
SULIEMAN Pasha telegraphs that the Russian positions in Bulgaria are critical. October 1. A semi-official despatch states that Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the English Mail [Via San Francisco.] at Auckland. Wellington, Saturday. the Russo-turkish War
180,000 troops have been pressed forward to reinforce the Russian army in Europe. The Russian head-quarters were removed from Tirnova to avoid being cut off;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English News. the Russo-turkish War. London, October 3
A TURKISH official despatch states that a great battle is proceeding at Gumri, in Asia Minor, apparently favourable to the Turks. The Daily News states that the Grand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Russo-turkish War. London, October 8
A despatch from Moukhta Pasha states that the Russians have evaucated the positions which were parallel to those occupied by the Turks, and are retiring to Arpachai…
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