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New England · The wars & local soldiers
1,204 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 61
IT is evident that the lamentable war in South Africa is fast drawing to a close, with all the contumely of a crushing defeat heaped upon the people who have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Writing from Orange River Hospital, under date 15 Feb., Private Murray, of Armidale says: —"I expect to be here at least another month. I am quite well as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gatacre has sent a force to Smithfield to disarm and drive a remnant of the Boers northwards. Including the 8th division of the Army, Corps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sergeant-Major Loony, of the Commissariat Department, was publicly degraded at Mafeking and sentenced to five years' imprisonment for stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Writing in reference to the probable duration of the war the 'S. M. Herald' correspondent, Mr. A. B. Patterson, says:—England is to put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British scouts report Mafeking is relieved, The report is not officially confirmed. It is reported that the War Office has received a message brought by one of Plumer's scouts to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The [?] fire at [?] has [?] [?] [?] General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The leading English papers stigmatise President Steyn's reply to Lord Roberts protest as an appalling piece of effrontery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brigadier-General Brabant has sent a force to Rouseville, whereby through President Kruger's orders the Britishers, Boers, and natives have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One forgets many things in eighteen years; and probably the story which I propose retelling here is forgotten by all except the surviving…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Roberts and Sir Henry Milner are settling the conditions for the surrender and administration of the Orange Free State, and treatment of the rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE leading English papers stigmatise President Steyn's reply to Lord Roberts' protest regarding the abuse of the white flag as an appalling piece of effrontery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The enemy, with four guns, holds the ridge I across the Vaal River, facing Warrenton. Methuen has secured the crossing on the river east of Fourteen Streams at Newport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is reported that the War Office has received a message, brought by General Plumer's scout to the British in Rhodesia, to the effect that Mateking has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer resistance at Kroonstadt and other places is understood as being intended to cover their ultimate withdrawal of the long range guns intended to protect Pretoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"I saw some brave deeds done on Friday," writes a private, speaking of the Colense engagement. "One man wounded in the arm carried his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. W. A. Crapp writer a long letter to bis brother in Uralla, giving a splendid account of his trip across the briny. Amongst the incidents of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Private J. Harrison of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps died of enteric fever. Major-General Woodgate who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Times estimates that 200C Boers have been killed in the present campaign. Their estimated casualties to date are 15,000 and probably henceforth they will be unable to…
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