Matabelr War
Major-General Carrington's expedition tacked the South African rebels on Matoppo Hills. The attack was commenced by shelling the enemy's position, and the Matabeles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New England · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1896
89 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 5
Dr. Jameson's Raid. Trial of the Accused. the Foreign Enlistment Act
Loudon, July 21,—In tbe Queen's Benc[?] Division of the High Court of Justice to-dry, the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen) govs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Matabeleland War. LONDON
INTELLIGENCE has been receive from South Africa to the effect that a force under the command of Colonel Plummer has had a desperate encounter with a large body of Matabele insurgents in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Determined Soldier
A STRIKING story is going the rounds concerning an officer who, being refused leave to go with the Chitral expedition, obtained five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cuban War. the Pbemier Speaks
The Premier of Spain has declared that if the Spaniards are weary of the Cuban war he will leave public life for ever. He believed that Spainlras…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elephants in War
FROM very ancient times elephants have been used both in war operations and as burden-bearers in commercial transactions in times of peace. Elephants from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Ashantee War Drum
Among recent additions to the collection of Ashanti relies at the Royal United Service Museum is a war-drum with an elephant hide head upon which the drummers play…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Matabele War. Natives Repulsed
The three Matabele Imprs which attacked, the fort at the Swai Rive[?] have been repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another War Note
Sir Charles Dilke has for many years been regarded as the ablest military cri[?] of the Empire, so when he makes an emphatic declaration his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Matabele War
It is reported from Matabeleland that Mr. Cecil Rhodes has succeeded in persuading 34 of the revolting indunas to surrender…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool War
The railway officials deny the statement that less New South Wales wool is being forwarded this season to Melbourne than formerly, and they claim to have secured the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Zola on War
It was a pretty fight. The officer perceiving thar he could not retreat without being cut to pieces, rapidly made the best disposition possible of his men; it was as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Matabele War
The British forces have managed to break through the enemy's cordon at Mayoe River in Mashonaland, and have also captured the stronghold of the rebel chief Chandamas,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Chat with a War Artist
Settling myself down in an easy chair in my friend's suburban studio. I said calmly 'Schonberg, I've come to interview you and I want you to tell me some of your most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wounded in War
PRIVATE SAMUEL EVANS of the grenadier company 2nd Foot lived for 16 days after the battle of Corunna and a post-mortem examination revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Turkish War Indemnity. [By Cable.] London
RUSSIA has decided to reduce the payments of the annual instalments of the Turkish war indemnity by one-half…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Great Soldier's Mother
Letitia Ramolini, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, was born at Ajaccio on the 24th of August, 1760. She was celebrated throughout the island of Corsica for her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Sequel to a War Incident
COMMENTING on the large number of Americans now in London, the Daily Telegraph chronicles a remarkable scene at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Verieties. War
The other day, in a North Italian town, a general officer met a soldier, evidently returned from Africa, in his buff uniform and blue cloak, and was much surprised that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Varieties. War
The other day in a North Italian town, a general officer met a soldier, evidently returned from Africa, in his buff uniform and blue clonk, and was much surprised that the…
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