The British Soldier
COLONEL KNOLLYS contributes to Blackwood a capital paper on the British soldier now and 35 year ago. He gives many illustrations of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1896
142 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8
The War in Abyssinia. Repulse of the Italian Troops
LONDON, Tuesday.—The latest despatches from Abyssinia are to the effect that the Shoans, who were recently reported to be starving, have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Preparations for War. Naval Increase Sanctioned. Separate Government for Cuba Favoured
LONDON, Tuesday.—The United States Senate to-day sanctioned a naval increase of 1000 men, and agreed that in the event of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Abyssinia. the Italian Reverse. Half Their Artillery Captured. Three Thousand Men Killed
LONDON, Tuesday.—Further intelligence is to hand respecting the crushing defeat recently sustained by the Italian troops under General Baratieri…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. The War in Abyssinia. the Recent Engagement. Italian Loss Estimated at 5000 Men. Great Excitement in Italy. Baratieri to Be Tried by Court-martial
LONDON, Thursday.—Later intelligence with regard to the crushing defeat of the Italian troops in Africa by the Shoan tribesmen shows conclusively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spain and the United States. Preparations for War
LONDON, Saturday.—The Spanish Government is continuing warlike preparations in view of the hostile attitude assumed by the United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Abyssinia. Arrival of the New Italian Commander. Relief Reported Impossible. Further Rioting in Italy. the Mob Fired Upon
LONDON, Saturday.—General Baldissora, who was recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Italian forces operating in Abyssinia against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Sympathy with the Shoans. Frightful Atrocities on the Wounded. the Triple Alliance Weakened
LONDON, Monday.—News has just been received to the effect that the leading Russian newspapers have inaugurated a fund, the proceeds of which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Abyssinia. Escape of Italian Officers
LONDON, Sunday.—The latest news to hand from the seat of war in Abyssinia states that 189 officers have succeeded in effecting their escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Abyssinia. Italy's Defeat. Cowardly Retreat of the General
LONDON, Monday.—Further details received from Abyssinia with regard to the over whelming disaster which overtook the Italian army at Adowa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. The War in Abyssinia. Russia Hostile to Italy. Negotiations for Peace
LONDON, Thursday.—Public feeling in Russia is openly hostile to Italy. The Moscow Gazette to-day publishes an article in which the writer states that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Revenge. Explosion of a Powder Magazine
LONDON, Thursday.—News has just been received that an aggrieved soldier at St. Paul de Loanda, West Africa, exploded a powder magazine, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in Cuba. Cost to Spain
LONDON, Wednesday,—Senor Juan Navarro Reveter, the Spanish Minister for Finance, has presented an estimate of expenditure incurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Abyssinia. Cost of King Menelek's Victory. Heavy Mortality
LONDON, Sunday.—M. Faure, the President of the French Republic, has received an official communication from King Menelek, of Abyssinia,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Upper Nile. a Holy War Proclaimed. the British Expedition. Arab Volunteers
LONDON, Sunday.—Considerable excitement has been caused, by the receipt of the latest news from Khartoum, the headquarters of the Mahdi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Britain. Alliance Desired by Italy. the Abyssinian War. Approval of Ministerial Policy
LONDON, Monday.—In the Italian Chamber of Deputies the Marquis di Rudini, stated that an alliance with Great Britain would greatly enhance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Italians in Abyssinia a War Credit Voted. Advance of Dervishes. Kassala Threatened
LONDON, Wednesday.—In the Italian Senate to-day the war credit for £5,600,000 which was recently asked for by the Marquis di Rudini, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Transvaal Affairs. Situation Alarming. Mysterious Conduct of German Soldiers. Independence of the Republic
LONDON, Sunday.—Further private advices have been received showing that the situation in the Transvaal is daily growing more alarming. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →America and Great Britain. a Fraticidal War Averted. Peace with Honour
THE possibility of war about the boundary line between Venezuela and British Guiana naturally caused a furore. The President of the United States sent a despatch to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Revolution in Cuba. Action of the United States. Insurgents Recognised As Belligerents. Spanish Preparations for War. Additional Troops and Ironclads Despatched
LONDON, Tuesday.—The United States House of Representatives last night confirmed the resolution carried by the Senate on February 28 last,…
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