War News. London, December 1
The Boers are massing at Grobler's Kop, and there are probably 2000 at Colenan. Outpost fighting has commenced. General Buller, in command of 18,000 men, is at Frere. The Boers are…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Latest War Cables. A Transport Wrecked
London, Monday.—One of the British transports has been wrecked. All the men on board were safely landed, but it is feared that it will be difficult to save the…
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The latest messages from the front indicate that a great battle is imminent in Natal, between Estcourt and Ladysmith, where the British relief columns have been intercepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Remarkale Disclosures of Boer Designs
The Herald correspondent writes under date November 7th:—The latest new from the front is, as may be expected, of a sensational character. Capetown is almost homely…
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At the battle of Modder River the Boers were very strongly entrenched on both banks, also on the island of the middle river. The fighting is described as terrific, especially…
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FURTHER particulars of the battle at Modder river state that the Boers used dum dum bullets and fired under shelter of the Red Cross flag. Two hundred galloped off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. the Battle of Modder River. London, December [?]
The Staff consider that the army never faced a severer sustained fire than at Modder River. Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Codrington, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Situation at Ladysmith. General Joubert III. £100,000 per Month Coined at Pretoria. Strong Boer Reinforcements at Kimberley. Forces Massing at Modder River. SYDNEY
THE Ladysmith garrison is excited and cheered at the prospects of their being early relieved. The rations have been reduced and…
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London, Thursday.—The Ladysmith garrison is excited and cheered at the prospect of early relief. The rations are reduced and sickness is prevalent…
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Additional particulars have been received of the battle of Modder River, on 28th ultimo, between Lord Methuen's relief force, marching to Kimberley, and the Boer…
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Liter details amplify ind in some reapects modi-fy the previous accounts of the Battle of Modeler River fought last Tuesday by the 10,000 British, under Lieuteant-General Lord Methuen, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. Conspicuous Bravery
Lieutenant. Clem Webb, of the Imperial Light Horse, writing to a friend in Durban, says:— The battle of Elands Laagte was a terrible…
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The Australian and Canadian contingents form a separate brigade under Lord Metbnen. Numbers of Boers are moving homewards from before Ladysmith. The latter garrison is excited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. LONDON, December 8
The 11,000 Boers under General Cronje at Spyfontein, where a desperate stand is evidently to be made against the advance of the British troops under…
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President Steyn, of the Orange FreeState has arrived at Spytotein, where he has been received with enthusiasm. There are 11,000 Beers at Spyfontein,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Serious British Reverse near Stormberg. Boer Forces Underestimated. 290 Irish Rifles & 306 Fusiliers Missing. Boer Attack on Kimberley. Repulsed. SYDNEY
A SERIOUS British reverse is reported to have taken place near Stormberg. General Gataore with 3000 men attempted a night surprise upon a…
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A serious British reverse has taken place near Stormberg. General Gatacre, with 3000 men, on Saturday night attempted an attack upon 2500 Boera. A few miles from Molteno…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, December 8
President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, has arrived at Spytfontein, where he has been received with enthusiasm. There are 11,000 Boera at Spytfontein, where the enemy has beeen rainforced by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. the Boer's Unfair Use of the White Flag
The Ladysmith correspondent of the Daily News sends further interesting particulars concerning the battle of Glencoe. All narratives agree (says the correspondent) as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War Cables. British Reverse. Deceived by Guides. 600 Missing
London, Monday.—A serious British reverse has occurred near Stormberg. General Gatacre, with 3000 men, attempted a night surprise upon a force of 2,500 Boers…
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