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The wars & local soldiers, 1870

11 stories in New England's papers

Termination of the War in Paraguay. Death of Lopez in Battle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 4

THE mail steamer Tycho Brabe, from the Brazils, has arrived with intelligence of Lopez's death. General Camara marched from Conception and defeated Lopez at…

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The Pacific Mail. Important War News

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

WE extract the following from Tuesday's 'Evening News':— By the arrival of the Wonga Wonga, with the English mails by way of San Francisco, we have…

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The War. the First Battle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 4

SAARE[?]UCK, a small town on the Saar, in the occupation of a small body of Prussians, was attacked by the French, the Emperor and his son being present on the occasion. The town is situate in a valley…

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Continental News. What Is Said in France of the War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 4

WE take the following extracts from the last communication of the 'S. M. Herald's' clever Paris correspondent " Stella," because they give a very clear and comprehensive statement of several matters of…

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War Items. the War in France

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 4

THE following interesting letter is by the correspondent of the 'Gaulois,' a Parisian journal:— I left Strasburg early on the 5th August, en route for Soultz, or Weissenburg, to collect all possible…

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War Items. the Fortifications of Paris

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1870 · page 2

THE 'Herald' remarks that a London journal states that the fortified line of the city is twenty-six leagues in circumference; the forts which defend it are divided in such a manner as to prevent any approach to…

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The War. Continental News

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 4

THE WAR. (Continued from fourth page.) shelling, the 33rd Prussian Regiment dashed up the hill. When they got half-way up the mitrailleuses…

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War Items. German Losses in the Wae

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 4

THE Berlin correspondent of the 'Times' writes A Prussian regiment on a war footing has 3000 men with 69 officers. Of these 69 officers the 74th regiment (Hanoverians) lost no less than 30 in killed and…

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War Items. Per Mail Steamer Geelong

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1870 · page 4

WAR ITEMS. PER MAIL STEAMER GEELONG. (Continued from Fourth Page.) We are indebted to a contemporary for the…

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War Items. Prussian and French Casualties

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 4

THE special correspondent of a German paper gives the following details respecting the losses sustained by the belligerents:—Numerous men in reserve have been called up; indeed, for some regiments, 600 to…

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War Items. the Destruction of Bazeilles

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1870 · page 4

THE following are extracts from an interesting letter by Herman Voget, in a Frankfort paper In reality, net forty paces in front of us, at the entrance to the street, raged the fight. The Bavarians…

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