War News
It is unofficially reported that Commandant Botha has surrendered to Lord Kitchener, but the report is not yet confirmed…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
223 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 12
Boer Women on the Battlefield. Guilty of Killing the Wounded
A letter from a nurse at one of the hospitals at Cape Town throws new light upon a very unpleasant feature of the war in South Africa…
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The war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that the British columns are tightening their grip on Steyn and De Wet and that a battle is imminent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Prophecy Realised. Chinese Gordon's Prophecy of the War in China
There was probably no European more qualified to express an opinion of the Chinese than Chinese Gordon. His military association with China during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. Chasing De Wet. a Decisive Defeat. London, Feb, 25
Commandant de Wet on Friday made three attempts to cross the Brak and Orange rivers, and on each occasion failed…
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De Wet and Steyn, with 1500 Boers, swam across the Orange River and took five carts, waggons and two ambulances across, but abandoned…
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There is a great concentration of British columns at Springfontein preparatory to Lord Kitcheper sweeping the Orange River Colony of the enemy…
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A recent cable message stated the American Senate had discussed in secret the mater of a new gun which was able to penetrate any armour. The following brief account of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New War Terror
A recent cable message stated the American Senate had discussed in secret the matter of a new gun which was able to penetrate any armour. The following brief account of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. London
DE WET is dividing his followers into groups to cinbarass pursuit. The latest escape of De Wet from the British was due to miscalculation on the part of the officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boor War. Kitchener and Botha. Message to Kruger. a Snub From Russia
London, March 4.—The correspondent of the “Daily Express” states that Lord Kitchener allowed General Louis Botha to inform President…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kitchener and His Soldiers
It was in providing unusually good rations for his men that Kitchener made his first hit in tho Soudan campaign of 1884, and his determination to have the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Soldier Hero
The first battle fought in the Crimean War of 1854 was that of the Alma. The allied armies of the English and French arriving at the river Alma (about 20 miles to the north of Sebasto…
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The Boers attacked the British camps at Moselikatzeuch and Lekpoort, but were repalsed. Commandos under Botha and…
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The British Cabinet was suddenly summoned on Wednesday. It is believed that commander Botha's surrender will be announced shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. London
THE British Cabinet was suddenly convened yesterday. It is believed that Ministers discussed the surrender of General Botha, but an announcement is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private Ormsby Returns from the War. an Enthusiastic Welcome
On Saturday night some 300 citizens —among whom were a number of ladies —assembled at the railway station and extended an enthusiastic welcome to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boer War. the Cape Raiders. Movements of De Wet. London, March 11
Botheman’s and Steenkamp’s commandos have crossed the Modder River north of Abraham’s Kraal. President Steyn, Commandant de…
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The Boers in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony are openly discussing the question of surrender, and there is now a more hopeful…
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Ex-President Kruger and his former Enjoy Extraordinary, Dr. J. W. Leyds, have had a conference with other Boer envoys at Utreacht…
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