LONDON, Wednesday. Latest War News
General Buller, in reporting casualties to the War Office, incidentally mentions a reconnaisance Tugela, aud an engagement at Springfield, on Monday. Great…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
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The War
The upper pontoon bridge which is being thrown across the Modder River to facilitate the advance of the British division under…
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GENERAL BABINGTON and Colonel Pitcher, with the 9th and 12th Lancers, MoLeish's Victorians, Ricardo's Queenslanders, and the New South Wales Ambulances made a three…
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A NEW bridge over the Tugela was completed on Wednesday, three weeks were taken up in shipping section. An influential meeting of the Australians has…
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The cavalry, in a drenching rain, destroyed a bridge near Inhlawe Hill, isolating the Boor force there. Captain Vernon and Lieutenant…
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There has been no official news from General Buller since the eleventh. Much anxiety is felt in consequence. Unofficial reports to hand are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Friday's News. Buller's Success
The recent British movements in the neighborhood of the Tugela River show that General Duller has made a successful strategic manoeuvre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Incidents of the Boer War of 1881
In view of the present crisis it may not be uninteresting (says the London " Globe" military correspondent) to recall some experience of the Boer War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War, 1899-1900. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter X.—continued
The reader of this story who knows the little town called "The Paarl," thirty-five miles from Cape Town, will remember it as one of the most delightful and charming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Irish Soldier's Furlough
In theautum[?] of 1825, some private affairs called me into the sister kingdom; and as I did not travel like Polyphemus with my eye out, I gathered a few samples of Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About Soldiers' Wives
The wife of an American soldier—when be happens to be married—has a comparatively happy time of it. But it is different elsewhere and the condition is at its worst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal. Heavy Artillery Fire Heard. The Boers' Loss at Ladysmith. The Boers Storm a Hill. They are Repulsed. They Fall over one Another in Trying to Escape from the Bayonets. Maorilanders to the Front. They Behave Gallantly. More Troops from England. Dundonald's Lite Guards Completely surprise the Boers. The Tugela Crossed. General Warren Moving Forward Quickly. Smallpox amongst the Boers. Bravery of Australian Captains. Further Particulars of the Attack on Ladysmith. The Gordons, Manchester and Devonshires Hurl the Enemy Down Hill. Severest Defeat of the Campaign. Australians in Trouble. Five Killed, One Wounded, and Eight Captured. (By Cable.) London, January 17
It is reported that heavy artillery firing was heard on Monday in the direction of Springfield. As a proof of the severity of the Boers'…
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The "Standard's" correspondent at Ladysmith cables that the Heidelberg commando early on the morning of the 6th, evaded the pickets and captured outlying laagers at the Caesar's Camp wing…
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It is later reported that General Warren on Friday with a strong column left Frere moving easterly probably to attack I[?]lawe Hill. Lord Roberts telegraphed on Sunday that…
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THE British trosps, under Karl Dundonald, of the Second Life Guards, occupied hills overlooking Potgelters Drift, and the Boers being completely taken by surprise offered little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic Intelligence. the War
The bulk of the Boers in Natal are now hurrying together to repel General Buller's advance A Boor commando of 10,000 men arrived on the 11th, and commenced to…
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WE bring the most important items up to date from last issue to our Tuesday’s telegrams.— On the 12th instant 60 men of…
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Lord Roberts has cabled that General Warren hopes to turn the strongly entrenched position of the enemy fivemiles from his right…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Depressing Effect of the War
T. P. O’Connor, writing an [?] 9 about the war, says:—“Is strikes me that the terrible business is affecting the spirits of everybody; and the highest in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Sydney
Patrol of 16 N. S. Wales Lancers and Adelaide Mounted Men fell into an ambush near Rensberg; 5 killed, 1 wounded, 2…
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