The Transvaal War. Battle at Belmont London, November 24
Lieutenant General Lord Methuen at daybreak on Thursday, attacked the Boers, who were in a strongly entrenched position, at Belmont and which was defended by the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Latest War News. (Per Press Telegram Association.) More Desperate Fighting. Defeat Follows the Boers. the Boer Forces Starving. Pretoria Preparing for Seige. the Sydney Lancers at Work. Sydney
TWO thousand five hundred Boers attacked Lieutenant General Lord, Methuen's column at Graspans, but were defeated after four…
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A letter was received on Monday by Mr. Thomas Farrell, of Braidwood, from his son, Dr. Farrell, who has recently returned to San Francisco from the Philippine war. This letter is dated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, November 21
Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen at daybreak on Thursday attacked the Boers, who were in a strongly entrenched position at Belmont and which was defended by five guns. The British forces…
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After six days' continuous fighting near Kuruman, in Bechuanasland, the Boers, numbering 500, retired, after losing 30 killed and 28 wounded…
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News has been received to the effect that the 70 men of the New South Wales Lancers who, under Captain C. F. Cox, are in Major-General J. D. P. Ffrench's command, have…
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Counting only the armies of the six great Powers on a peace footing, they amount now to nearly three millions of men ; and if we add the men…
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Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the 9th Lancers, who went in pursuit of the fugitive Boers after defeat at Grasspen. the Queen has sent a message…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. LONDON, November 28
Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the 9th Lancers, who went in pursuit of the fugitive Beers after their defeat at Grasspans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Brilliant Battle at Modder River. Latest Details. Displays of Bravery at [?]Rasspan. the Numbers Killed and Wounded. Women Fire on the Twelfth Lancers. Sydney. Friday morning
FURTHER details of Lieutenant-General Lord Menthuens victory at the Modde[?] River are to hand. The British forces numbered 7000…
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The death was announced a few days ago of Mrs. Margaret Hobbs, of Bar[?]by House, King’s County, a lady of 105 years of age, who was one of the most interesting figures in…
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An Australian ex-officer named Albrecht commanded the enemy's artillery in the battle at Kaffirsdrop, 10 miles east of Belmont, on Thursday. Eighty-one Boers were killed…
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London, Thursday.—In the Modder River battle the British numbered 7,000. They attacked the Boers in widely extended line. The British fought for ten hours without…
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Further details of General Methuen's victory at Madder River state that the British force numbered 7000. Early on Tuesday morning they discovered the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News London, November 28
Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the 9th Lancers, who went in parent of the Boers after their defeat at Graspans. The Queen has sent a message congratulating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. New Details of the Fight Near Kimberley
London, Oct. 27—During the momentary full in the fighting in Natal comes news from the western border which temporarily shifts the scene of chief interest to the beleaguered…
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GENERAL GATACRE has removed over a thousand tons of wheat from Malting, fearing a raid. The Boers at Moritzant sold the…
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The [?] are massing at [?] and there are probably 2000 at Colenso. Outpost fighting has commenced. General Buller in command of 18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. the Battle at Grasspan. London, December 2
The 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers, who specially distinguished themselves during the engagement at Grasspan, chased 200 of the enemy, until they reached the shelter…
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Everybody wants to know somethtng fresh about the war. So do we. But the war officers have made up their minds that we shall not know too much. They are afraid…
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