For Little Folks. Jimmy a Prisoner of War
In 1889 the dervishes from Khartoum made a desperate effort to drive the Egyptians from their advanced post at Wady Halfa. Under the leadership of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1895
97 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5
Germany in West Africa. Severe Fighting. Fifty-nine Germans Killed and Wounded. London, June 7
Severe fighting has taken place in the Cameroons between the Germans and the natives, who have risen in rebellion against their rule…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Privileged Soldiers
The Russian army is full of strange features. Thus the biggest follows are detailed for duty in the bodyguard regiment, "Preobrashenski," founded by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Civil War in Cuba. Reinforcements Sent From Spain. London, June 17
The civil war in the island of Cuba is assuming alarming dimensions. On May 10 an engagement took place between the Spanish Government troops,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Amenities of War
Archibald Forbes says that the abstract theory of the “amenities of war” is preposterous. You strain every effort to reduce your adversary to impotence; he falls…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →China and Japan. the War Indemnity. London, June 21
United States financiers are making arrangements to [?]fer to furnish the Chinese Government with the sum of 200,000,000 [?]ls (about £32,500,000) in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Lottery of War Had No Blanks for General Gordon's Sixth Alabama Regiment
Struck by a Cyclone of Bullets In the [?] Fight at Fair Oaks, Its Luck Never Changed on the Score of Fields That Came Afterward…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Civil War in Cuba. Defeat of the Insurgents. London, July 9
Intelligence has been received from Cuba that a severe Engagement has taken place between the insurgents and the Spanish troops who were cent out to suppress the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Sketcher. Killed and Wounded
It is remarkable that the more mourn battles in Europe in which great numbers of men have been engaged—battles in which were used rifled cannon and small arms—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children’s Column. Every Man His Day. an Episode of the Afghan War
“ But I tells yer I seed ’im agoin’ to the rear with my own heyes.” “"Well, wot if yer did? The Colonel said to hisself—and I heard him say it—…
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It is remarkable that the more modern battles in Europe in which great numbers of men have been engaged—battles in which were used rifled cannon and small arms—…
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It is remarkable that the more modern battles in Europe in which great numbers of men have been engaged—battles in which were used rifled cannon and small arms—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Madagascar War. Gross Mismanagement of the Commissariat. London, July 28
Letters received from French officers engaged in the war in Madagascar give lamentable accounts of the gross mismanagement in the commissariat department…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The War in Madagascar. Secret Peace Negotiations. London, July 30
Advices from Madagascar state that the Hova Government is secretly negotiating with the French authorities with a view to the conclusion of peace…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Civil War in Cuba. Great Battle. London, August 6
The civil war in Cuba is still raging, and so far all the efforts of the Spanish Government to suppress the insurrection have failed. According to the latest advices from the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The War in Madagascar. Advance of the French. London, August 6
The French Madagascar expedition, under General Duche[?]ne, is continuing its advance on Antananarivo from Majunga, on the northwest coast…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →This Municipal War Question
ON Thursday morning, as previously announced, Mr. G. Lewis, from the Electoral Department, held an inquiry into the application which had been made to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Madagascar War. Continued Advance of the French. London, August 20
The French army under General Duchesne, occupied a series of heights near Andriba, some distance from the capital, on 12th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Madagascar War. Advance of the French. Great Mortality From Sickness. London, August 15
Intelligence has been received respecting the operations of the French army under General Duchesne, which is advancing on Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Civil War in Cuba. Terrible Dynamite Explosion. a Train Blown Up. . LONDON, August 16
An extraordinary incident has occurred in Cuba in connection with the civil war now raging in the island. A number of volunteers were proceeding…
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