The Boer War
THIS week's cables point to the early termination of the war. General French has captured an enormous amount of ammunition, also much stock and a number of rifles…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
923 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 47
The Transvall War
De Wet is scattering his followers into groups. Six British columns are pursuing them. De Wet escaped at Lilfontein as the…
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Lord Kitchener, who is at Pretoria, reports that De Wet has been forced, north across the Orange River, two hundred stragglers being captured…
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A recent cable message stated the American Senate had discussed in secret the matter of a new gun which was able to penetrate any armour. The following brief account of…
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England has advised China to refer the ratification of her agreement to the powers. The Australian Contingent in China…
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Commandant Van reenen, with 500 men, is laagered at Diepkloof, near Colesberg. The Boers have occupied Pearston…
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Commandant De Wet and President Steyn, with 500 men, looted every shop in Petrusville on February 24, and smashed the telegraph…
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In explaining in the House of Commons the vote for the Australian Naval contingent in China, Captain Pretvman (Civil Lord of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War LONDON, March 8
A despatch from Pretoria to-day states that Lord Kitchenor and General Botha met this morning at Gunhill. General Botha was alone, While Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News. LONDON, March 11
Boer attacks on the British camps at Muselikatzenek and Hekport have been repulsed. The commandos under Bothewans and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) the Boer War. London
COMMANDANT Kreutzinger, captured 60 rifles and 20,000 cartridges at Pearston. Mr. Balfour confirmed the statement that Commandant Botha is communicating with Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer Women on the Battlefield. Guilty of Killing the Wounded
A letter from a nurse at one of the hospitals at Cape Town throws new light upon a very unpleasant feature of the war in South Africa…
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The Boer attack on Lichenberg failed. During the fighting sixteen British were killed and twenty wounded…
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Colonel De Lisle, with whom are the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, is clearing the Boers from the Leeuw River district of Cape Colony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cablegrams London. Monday. the Transvaal War
The Boer attache on the British camps at Moselikatzenek and Hekpoort, were repulsed. The commandoes under Bothewans…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Prophecy Realised. Chinese Gordon's Prophecy of the War in China
There was probably no European more qualified to express an opinion of the Chinese than Chinese Gordon. His military association with China during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Soldier The Story of His Mignonettes
One dreamy, drowsy afternoon toward the end of June, having nothing particular to do, I sauntered in the direction of the chelsea College…
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Once, when I was military attache in Paris, I was holding a conversation with Gambetta, and he said to me, "In these days there are only two things…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Consols. LONDON
THE early issue of £50,000,000 worth of War Consols is anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War LONDON, March 12
Two rabels have been sentenced to death for attacking a train at Taalbosch; others were sentenced to imprisonment. The Brisish have re-occupied…
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