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New England · The wars & local soldiers
923 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 47
TREATING the South African war as a football match, private W. G. Hilborne, of the 2nd Gloucester Regiment, sends the following original and humorous account:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Do Wet has passed Thanbanchu, and is proceeding in the direction of Caps. Colony. General Botha snys that the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A field cornet, named Vaheerden, a prominent Murraysburg Afrikander, has been fined L100 for seditious language. Audress Wessell who was one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A strong German force, with thirty day's supplies, has left Pekin for Shansi preceded by a Japanese vanguard. The missionaries at Pekin demand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It seems to me that the ideal training for the soldier in the future will be that which makes every man more or less a scout,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The raiders at Olifant's River Valley abandoned many houses and carts, and endeavored to retreat through Mioringspoort…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Imperial [?] writer the following interesting Setter to bis brother, Mr. H.W. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Active field operations on a large scale are imminent in South Africa. Large numbers of mounted men are being employed as infantry, and are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Germans have demanded a heavy monetary indemnity from the Chinese Government for losses by piracy on the West River, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In connection with the military operations in the Transvaal Colony, seven British columns which have been collected, at Various points on the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOER raiders have seat a strong force to Doom River, with a view to preventing the British troops under Major-General Bethune from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Kitchener is anxious to send 10,000 Boer prisoners to the Nilgiri Hills, in India. On January 29. Major-General Knox…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A party of Boers attacked the scouts preceding a convoy which was journeying from Koffeyfoutein on the Riet River, in the South-western portion of the Orange River Colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One then wind Cape Highlanders, Garrison Artillery, and scouts are now in Namsqualand (north-western portion of Cape Colony), where telegraphic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The war office is sending 30,000 mounted troops beyond the number already landed in SouthAfrica. The first batch leaves on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The enemy violently attacked General Smith Dorrien's outposts at Bothwall, in the Eastern Transvaal, The British suffered severely, but repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the despatches just published by the War Office, Lord Roberts drew special attention to the excellent service of the colonial troops, who distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is announced that the British War Offices have decided on the prompt despatch to the front 30,000 mounted troops in addition to those already landed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chinese Mahommedans are returning to Pekin. The Allies have adopted precautions against a disturbance. The Shanghai residents urgo that King…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," states that Great Britain neglected an opportunity of foreclosing on the Shan-hai-kwan railway, and British…
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