When the War Will Finish
FROM all accounts Sir Redvers Buller is confident that it will not be attended with any great difficulty. December, January, and February are expected to be the critical months. After…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
257 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 13
The War. [Through Reuter.] London
FURTHER details have been received of the reverse Buffered by Lieutenant-General Sir William Gatacre's force near Stromberg, to the north of Molteno, on Sunday. When…
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MAJOR-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM GATACRE, commanding the Third Division of the Array Corps, with 3000 men, including the 2nd battalion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) the War London
Ladysmith is excited and cheered at the prospect of relief. The Boers, with three heavy guns, are bombarding the western defences at a distance of 4000 yards. Rations…
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THE British have suffered a serious reverse near Stormberg. General Gatacre with 3000 men on Saturday night attempted an attack upon 2500 Boers a few miles from Molteno…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. By Cable. [REUTER's MESSAGE.—COPYRIGHT.] Battle at Magersfontein.—Heavy Losses. LONDON
REPORTS from Capetown state that a fierce battle is now raging between the Boer force, under Commandant Cronje and President Steyn, blocking the road to…
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Two batteries of artillery and other reinforcements have reached. Major- General Gatacre. The spread of the rebellion in the north of Cape Colony…
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Some of the Parisian papers just now are most amusing reading for Englishmen, thanks to the virulence of their Anglophobia, and the lamentable…
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The first portion of the Sixth Division of Army Corps leaves England to morrow. The Government are actively mobilising the Seventh, and arranging for the mobilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Sydney. Wednesday, 10 a.m
General Gatacre's column regained Molteno after 30 hours' hard work. The infantry charged as steady as on parade and captured an almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier's Family
The case of a family left in destitute circumstances, the head of which has gone with the contingent to South Africa, was brought before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest War News. Another British Reversse Terrible Slaughter. Methuen Unable to Reach Kimberley. 30,000 Men Wanted. More Australian Troops Offered. Sydney
A heavy artillery duel has been going on since Sunday at Magersfontein, cast of Spytfontein, between Lord Metbuen's forces and the Boers, under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War the Stormberg Disaster. Total British Losses Since Commencement of Campaign the N.S.W. Lancers Under Fire. Mafeking Getting Short of Provisions. Terrible Battle at Magersfontein Heavt Losses on Both Sides. the Transport Denton Grange Ashore. General Buller Advancing on Colenso. a Lyddite Shell Kills 20 Boers. Private Cable States Ladysmith Relieved. 6000 Boers Taken Prisoners. the News Lacks Confirmation. Anothers Australian Contingent for South Africa. London
General Gatacre's column regained Molten after 30 hours hard work. They captured an almost impregnable position against 6000 Boers,…
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IF we may judge by the battles already fought, the war in South Africa instead of being one to short duration, as was generally thought it would be, is likely to extend over…
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FROM all accounts (writes the GRAPHIC, OCTOBER 21) Sir Redvers Buller is confident that the campaign will not last long, and that it will not be attended…
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LORD METHUEN'S official report of the battle at Spyfontein gives the following account:—He telegraphs that he shelled the strong position of the enemy, who were…
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The official report of Methuen's attack says that the artillery shelled the Boer position from daylight. The troops held their ground facing the entrenchments till dark…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soldiers of the Queen
IN the course of the Queen's reign—to go no further back into the century—the home strength of the Army has been doubled; our soldiers are now…
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The Defence Committee of the Imperial Cabinet is considering the position in Natal, which requires Buller's undivided attention, and they have appointed Lord Roberts to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Afrikander on the War
"It must be quite evident that the Boers are fighting well. They have, up to the present, got as far as Colenso, and I have no hesitation in saying, from my…
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