Spain in the Late War. Generals Denounced Parliament. in London, Feb. 21
There have been heated debates in the Spanish Cortes, full of angry reminiscences on the conduct of the war with America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
399 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 20
When the Bugles Call. Soldiers Who Fight Against Attacks of Cowardice
After reading of the brilliant exploits of our gallant troops at Omdurman one may be pardoned for doubting the existence of cowards in the British army, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Declared
The fight-amongst the country towns for the honour of becoming the federal capital (says the Sydney correspondent of the Argus’) is being fiercely waged, Tue newspapers are being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Philippines. Further Fighting at Manila. Two Thousand Killed and Wounded. 3000 Houses Destroyed. London, February 28
Reports from the Philippines state that there has been further serious fighting at Manila. Indiscriminate shooting is said to have…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Late War. Dissatisfaction in Spain. London February 26
Great dissatisfaction is felt in Spain at the management of the late war with the United States. Heated debates have lately taken place in the Cortes on the subject, in the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Woman Soldier
The American mail brings details of the career of the late Mrs L. H. Sselye, who fought as a soldier in the Civil war, dressed as a man. Like Mary Talbot, her famous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Determi[?] Soldier
A striking story is going the rounds concerning an officer who, being refused leave to go with the Chitral expedition, obtained five days' leave to go…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Spanish War. Official Estimate of the American Losses. London
The official report of the total American losses during the late war with Spain are stated to be 454 killed in action, and 5277 who died from disease…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman Soldier
The American mail brings details of the career of the late Mrs L. H. Seelye, who fought as a soldier in the Civil war, dressed as a man. Like Mary Talbot, her famous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape of a French War-ship. London, March 13
The French armoured barbette ship Amiral Bandin, 11,911 tons, 38 guns has had a narrow escape of being sunk at Brest. A sailor accidentally turned a seacock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The American War. Report of the Losses. London, March 12
An official report of the losses sustained by the American troops during the war against the Spaniards in Cuba has now been published…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Narrow Escape. the French War-ship Amiral Baudin. London, March 13
The French armoured barbette ship Amiral Baudin, 11,911 tons, 38 guns, has had a narrow escape of being sunk at Brest…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Secrets of the War with Spain. How Admiral Dewey won the Battle of Manila
Mr. Woodford, the former American Minister at Madrid, made some interesting disclosures of war secrets in an informal speech at the Army and Navy Club, in New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The French Army. Statement by the Minister of War. Germany Superior in Numbers. London, March 9
In the French Chamber of Deputies last night M. de Freycinet, the Minister of War, made a statement respecting the French army…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fatal Explosion. the War-ship Terrible. London, March 15
A fatal accident has occurred on board the first class cruiser Terrible, 14,200 tons, in the English Channel. A boiler exploded, with the result that…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Tactics in Modern War
General Sir Redvers Buller, V.C., presided at the Prince Consort and Military Society's Library, Aldershot, when Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Elmslic, R.A., delivered a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wounded Americans
The surgeons of H.M.S. Powerful, 14,200 tons first-class cruiser, are attending to the wounded in the American army…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taken in War
THE Colonol came home upon leave—the only leave spent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Ends Every Century
It is a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the eleventh century, each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in the Philippines. LONDON, March 27
The thickness of the jungle and the excessive heat hampered the attack of the Americans upon the insurgent trenches. The total number killed on the side of the…
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