Our War Ships
Among the other navelties which are to be inroduced into the Palyphemns torpeda ram, at Chatham, are two which deserve to be particularly mentioned. The one has reference…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1879
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A Bishop on War
THE Bishop of Peterborough, in proposing "The Army, the Navy, and the Reserve Forces," at a dinner over which he presided on Saturday, said:—I am…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Zulu War. Complete Defeat of the Zulus. London, July 19
A DESPATCH has been received from Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Government, announcing his safe arrival at the seat of war. Lord Chelmsford continues to advance, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Zulu War
The advance from Fort Pearson to Fort Chelmsford has commenced; General Crealock was to co forward. Several bodies of Zulus are reported in the vicinity of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chances of War
A CORRESPONDENT has supplied to the Natal Mercury an account of the defence of Rorke's Drift, describing himself as "An Eye-witness." He…
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THE Bishop of Peterborough, in proposing "The Army, the Navy, and the Reserve Forces," at a dinner over which he presided on Saturday, said:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Zulu War. (From the Argus Correspondent.) Adelaide
The following telegraphic despatch from Lord Chelmsford to the Secretary of State for War, dated July 10, received by General Clifford,, is published by the Cape papers:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Between Chili and Peru. (Home News.)
THE following extracts are from a letter dated 8th April last, from the captain of Her Majesty's ship Torquoise, relative to the state of affairs on the coasts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Afghan War
ACCORDING to the Pall Mall Gazette, the Afghan war, which has now come to an end, has cost from first to last the lives of 11 officers killed or dead of wounds—namely:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Endurance of the British Soldiers
The correspondent of the Daily News,' with the British army on the Zulu frontier writes. We have some wonderfully hard men out here in this force; men who seem not to know…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Medical Service in the Zulu War
WE reported many months ago that the hospitals were being raked for young lads who had just passed their examinations to volunteer as medical officers for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Storming of Ghaznee. (The Late Afghan War and its Causes, by the late Major-Greneral Sir D. H. M. Durand.)
THE morning star was high in the heavens, aud the first red streak of approaching morning was on the horizon, when the explosion party stepped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of the Zulu War
THERE can be little doubt (says the Fall Mall Gazette) that much will be heard as time goes on with respect to the division of the cost of the wars in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russia and the Late War
The St. Petersburg 'Golos' hears that the military expenditure to January, 1879, for the late war was about 911,000,000 roubles- two-thirds for the Daunbe army, the remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the Week Desperate Affray with Bushrangers at Wantabadgery. Constable Bowen Shot in the Neck. Two Bushrangers Shot, one seriously wounded, two Surrender, and the ether escapes
On Sunday night about 11 o'clock nows reached Gundagai to the effect that even armed bushrangers had stuck-up Wantabadgery Station, and also the public house at that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moonlite's Raid. a Reckless and Murderous Gang. "Three Minutes to Live!" a Bold Scheme. Desperate Conflict. Trooper Shot. Two of the Gang Killed in the Battle. One Wounded. Our Gallant Troopers
THE encounter between the police and the bushranging gang near Wantabadgery, of which all your readers have heard by this time, was one of the most desperate that has…
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