The War. London
Later accounts of the British night sorties under General Hunter state that the British force got half-way up Lombard's ko[?], but Were met by a hurried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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War Notes
Professor Lecky says:-The Tranavaa Boers stand somewhat apart from the rest of the Dutch population, and they are a very singular race of men. They combine two of…
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The despatch of the 6th army division is being hurried. The Austrian officers ridicule Gatacre's reckless tactics at Stormberg…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Other War News
Three thousand Transvanlers have reinforced the Boers at Burgersdorp, and threaten General Gatacre's position at Bushman's Hock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stromberg Disaster. Further Particulars. The British Killed and Wounded
General Gatacre has retired to Sterkstroom, to which place many British, missing at Stormberg, are returning. The Boer losses at Stormberg were only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Opinions of the World's Press
It is reported, via Amsterdam, that the whole British Army has been captured by the Boers at Ladysmith—Tageblatt, Heidelberg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the British Reverse at Stormberg. Further Particulars. Soldiers As Cool As on Parade. an Almost Impregnable Height Stormed. London, Dec. 11
Further particulars have been received of Sir W. F. Gatacre's attempt to oust the Boers from their positions north of Molteno…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Later Particulars. How the Boers Defended their Positions. The British Losses. Eight Hundred Killed and Wounded
Further details of the Magersfontein disaster state that the Boers waited silently in intense darkness until the Highland Brigade was almost upon them, and they then sent a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous War News. A Transport Ashore. LONDON
Seven hundred men have been enrolled at Durban for ambulance work. The transport Denton Grange is ashore at Las Palms. Her cargo included a number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Wednesday's Wires. a Fierce Battle on the Road to Kimberley. London
A fierce battle is raging at Magers Fontein. It started with a hot artillery duel on Sunday, and has not yet terminated. The British infantry attacked the Boer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Battle Near Kimberley. Attack on the Boer Position. Heavy British Losses. London, December 13
The bombardment of the Boer position at Scholtz Kop, near Magersfontein, 10 miles north of the Modder River, has developed into a great battle…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Latest by Telegraph [From the N.S.W. Newspaper Press Agency.] Latest War News. Relief of Kimberley. Fighting Still Proceeding. London
The latest intelligence from the Kimberley relief column is that Lord Methuen after carrying on a heavy artillery duel with the Boer forces at Magersfontein…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War! Serious British Disaster. Heavy Losses by British Regiments. Lord Methuen's Column. Heavy Slaughter of Boers. Australians in Action. London, December 11
A serious disaster to the British arms is reported to have taken place at Stormberg, a town situated to the north of Queenstown, in Cape Colony, a district in which the feeling…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Transvaal War. Engagement at Kimberley. Boers Heavily Repulsed. British Disaster: at Stormberg. a Boer Trap. General Gatacre Misled. Heavy Losses by British Regiments. London
Latest news to hand from South Africa states that the Boers have been heavily repulsed in an engagement which took place at Kimberley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War
THE system of procrastination adopted by the Imperial military authorities in the conduct of the war in the Transvaal, is no doubt, a wise one in the opinion of the leaders who know all about what they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London
The 672 British troops missing from Stormberg were captured by fie Boers. Mafeking was reported "all well" on the 30th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By Electric Telegraph. the War. Sydney. Monday, December 11
A serious reverse is reported to the British near Stormbere. General Gatacre’s column of three thousand men, attempted a night surprise upon an estimated force of 2,500 Boers, and fell into an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. a Serious British Reverse. (“Argus” Cables)
The disaffected state of the northern districts of the Cape Colony has greatly increased Sir W.F. Gatacre’s difficulties in dealing with the Boer invasion of the Orange River Districts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War. Relief of Kimberley. London
General Methuen's Kimberley relief column has suffered a severe repulse at Mager[?] Midway between the Modder River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest by Telegraph. Latest War News. Sydney
Considerable excitement was caused throughout the city by the news of Sir Redvers Bullet's reverse, but calmed somewhat to-day…
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