The War. London
Earl Beauchamp's brother was killed on Friday near Bloomfontein by the Boers. Mareking can hold out three weeks longer. LONDON, Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
967 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 49
The War London
The Bears have wracked the railway south of Ra[?], near Mafeking. General Galacle' column has occupied Smithfield, capturing a quantity of army,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lyddite As a Logical War Material
If the object of war be so destroy as many of the eneemy as possible then it follows that the more affective the means of destruction employed the sooner will that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
A thrill of pleasure flowed when it was reported [?] after a long and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millions Won in War. National Gains and Losses
There can be but little doubt (says Cassell's Saturday's Journal) that war, if waged successfully, is one of the finest methods of national…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Death of Joubert. Kruger Assumes Supreme Command. Rebels Surrendering. Sydney
President Kruger has the British mines on the Rand undermined, and also a many of the principal buildings belonging to the British in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will the War Last? the Boer Casualties. Their Present Strength. London, March 27
The Times, in an article which touches on the probable duration of the war, states that a moderate and trustworty estimate of the Boer losses gives 2000 as killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War the Shooting of Lieutenant Lygon. Led Into Ambush. Mafeking All Well on 13Th. London
Particulars to hand regarding the loss suffered by the Guards' Brigade state that a party under Lieutenant-Cononel Crabbe, armed with revolvers, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Special Service. the Powers Decline to Intervene. the Free State Burghers Want to Surrender. London
General Clements's three columns, with the West and South Australians, are marching on Bloemfontein by way of Fauresmith. All the Powers have declined the requests…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War. Wednesday's Wires. the "Times" Estimate of Boer Losses. a Rapid Advance to Mafeking Contemplated. Commandant Olivier's Movements LONDON
The London Times estimates that two thousand Boers have been killed in the present campaign, and that their estimated casualties to date are fifteen thousand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Special Service. Kaffirs Digging Trenches at Johannesburg. Joubert at Pretoria. Russia Says Intervention Impossible. Boers Threaten the Railway. British Enter Jagersfontein and Fauresmith. London
Twenty thousand of the enemy are guarding nine passes in the Drakensberg mountains. They have removed the big guns from…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A Weird War Storey
There are some timely Sebastopol stories in “At School and Sea,” an autobiographical book by “Martello Tower,” recently published by John Murray. Here is one of the canniest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War London
Foreign steamers are reported to be landing 500 Boer recruits monthly at Delagoa Bay. General Oiver, the Boer commandant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War (“Argus” Cables)
The steps taken by the War Office to v[?] report received on Friday morning that Ma[?] had been relieved have, unfortunately, [?] confirm the report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soldier Up-to-date
Some interesting particulars are given concerning the young soldier’s position and prospects with the colours, in “Chamber’s Journal” for December. During the past year an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Monday's Wires. an Engagement Near Bloemfontein. The Boers Driven Back. The Next Battle at Kroonstadt LONDON
Lord Roberts reports that owing to the enemy's activity in his immediate front, a few miles north of Bloemfontein, and their hostility towards the Free Staters who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Death of General Joubert Died Unexpectedly From an Internal Complaint. President Kruger Takes Command of the Republican Forces. Kruger Confident of Victory. Mafeking Still Safe. Surrender of 2000 Rebels at Prieska. London
President Kruger has undermined the British mines on the Rand, also the British buildings at Johannesberg. The number of Boers guarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. London
General French has defeated a body of tribesmen west of Kimberley, killing 600, wounding 1000, and capturing another 600. He has now occupied Jughar Oasia. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weights for Soldiers
The following weights are carried by the soldiers of the principal Continental armies :—The French Infantryman, with full field equipment, carries 63lb.,…
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