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The wars & local soldiers, 1852

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Correspondence. Louis Napoleon—war—and Invasion. (To the Editors of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 June 1852 · page 9

GENTLEMEN,—I not only agree with your opinion as to the tendency of Louis Napoleon's late coup d[?]tat; but go far beyond that, in my estimate of the services, he has been called upon to render to…

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The Kafir War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

"WE are in receipt of a few Graham's Town journals to the 13th of April last, being six weeks later than our previous advices. His Excellency Sir George Cathcart and…

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The Kafir War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1852 · page 2

BY some omission on the part of the postal authorities at the Cape, our own files of Cape and Graham's Town journal's were not transmitted by the Clarence's mail. We have,…

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The Kafir War

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 June 1852 · page 3

His Excellency Sir George Cas heart and staff arrived at William's Town, on the 9th of April, having landon at East London on the 7th published his farewell address to the army in general orders, left head…

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The Folly of the War Alarm

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 3 July 1852 · page 10

The Constitutionel of Saturday last devotes two leaders to the supposed uneasiness of England on the score of invasion by France. In its first leader, it says: --…

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Highly Important News From Buenos Ayres. (From the Valparasio Reporter of March 9.) Bloody Battle!—Four thousand killed!!—Defeat and flight of Roses!—End of the War!— Proclamation of Amnesty!

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1852 · page 3

BY letters from San Juan of the 28th ult., we have important and decisive news from Buenos Ayres. On the 3rd February, the long expected engagement between the two armies of…

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The War in India. (From the Bengal Hurkaru.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1852 · page 2

CAPTURE OF RANGOON.—The Electric Telegraph yesterday morning reported H.M.'s steamer Rattler, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Austin, C.B., having despatches from…

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India News. the War in India. (From the Melbourne Argus.)

Empire · Thursday 22 July 1852 · page 4

By the kindness of a passenger, per brig Teak, we have received files of Indian journals to the 1st of May. We extract the following important news…

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Another Little War

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 July 1852 · page 11

A few weeks since we directed the attention of our readers to one of those little wars into which the rulers of this country are but too prone to plunge themselves, and which are usually…

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The Burmese War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1852 · page 2

WE have been favoured with the following extract from a letter received yesterday by a relative of one of the officers who was engaged in the affair:—…

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The War in India

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 July 1852 · page 5

CAPTURE OF RANGOON. -- The Electric Telegraph yesterday morning reported H.M.'s steamer Rattles, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Austin, C.B., having despatches from General Godwin, C.B -- Rangoon taken on the 14th April; Martaban on fire, 5th…

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The Burmese War. (From the Calcutta Englishman, April 26.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1852 · page 2

THE following journal of the proceedings of the force is fuller than any we have yet met with, commencing with the 1st April, and being continued until the departure of the…

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Wallace and the English Soldiers

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 July 1852 · page 6

On a day in spring, about the end of the thirteenth century, two strangers approached the water of Irvine, in Ayrshire, near the bridge which then stood between the villages…

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The Caffre War and the Cape Colony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1852 · page 3

THE vote of £460,000 towards the expenses of the Caffre war, proposed in Committee of Supply. led to a debate opened by Sir William Molesworth…

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Sketches in Parliament. Men of War

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 14 August 1852 · page 11

The serio-comic, which has oftentimes so large a share in the proceedings of the American House of Representatives, is not always absent from the graver arena of our own House of Commons. If…

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The Second Burmah War

Empire · Wednesday 25 August 1852 · page 3

"Hiten hard, Jack; he[?]th got no friends."— Cornish. To the Editor of the Times. Sir—By the accounts published in your…

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The Cape Colony, the Kafir War, the New Dutch Republic

Empire · Saturday 11 September 1852 · page 3

WE have papers up to the 2lst July, filled with details of robberies on the frontier farmers effected by Kafirs, or by the Hottentot rebels. Numerous parties of the latter assisted by their…

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Soldiers for Australia

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 25 September 1852 · page 5

THE government of this ignorance-ridden community are getting alarmed at the portentous metamorphosis which is impending upon us, and like all cowards, instead of putting their trust in the good sense and loyalty of the colonists by going to work hand in hand…

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Unwritten History of the War with Mexico

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 September 1852 · page 7

A great deal has been said and sung of the war between the United States and Mexico, but according to accounts in the Eastern papers, there is a great deal of…

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Original Correspondence. the Police and the Soldiers. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 6 October 1852 · page 3

SIR—In the debute upon the mi[?]tary estimates (if for brevity's sake I may so term them) in the Legislative Assembly on Friday last, Dr. Douglass is reported to have said, "he hoped the brave…

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