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The wars & local soldiers, 1866

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Incidents in the American War

Empire · Tuesday 28 August 1866 · page 2

There has been published at Philadelphia the diary of one J. B. Jones, who describes himself as having been a clerk in the War Department of the Confederate States…

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The Native War in New Zealand. Major M'donnell's Expedition on the West Coast. (From the Special Correspondent of the Wellington Independent.) Manawapou, August 2nd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1866 · page 2

ALTHOUGH we have been in the field now over a fortnight without having fired a single shot, Major M'Donnell has not been idle. Whilst the various companies forming his force were being marched to this post and made ready for…

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The War. (From the Economist, June 16.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1866 · page 3

GAMBLERS are accustomed to say we believe that the most dangerous mood which can fall upon one of their kind is the disposition to increase the stakes, to feel that as he is risking so much it is better to play…

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A Grand Old Soldier. (From the London Evening Sun.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 August 1866 · page 6

A MERE glance at the frontispieces adorning these two splendid volumes will be found at once—before their perusal has been commenced —fairly to captivate tne reader's imagination…

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The Scene of the War in Canada

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 556

As one who has visited the spot, I am able to afford your readers some interesting particulars of the locality chosen by General Sweeney for the first blow in the Irish-American campaign…

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The Native War in New Zealand. Major M'donnell's Expedition on the West Coast. Manawapou, August 2nd

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 6

ALTHOUGH we have been in the field now over a fortnight without having fired a single shot, Major M'Donnell has not been idle. Whilst the various companies forming his force were being marched to this post and made ready for…

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Latest War Intelligence. Home News Office, Monday, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

WE have given above an account founded on telegrams from Berlin, of decisive victories on the 27th and 28th June over the Austrians by the armies under the commend of the Prince Royal of Prussia and…

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South America. War News—the Bloody Fight at Estero Bellaco. Buenos Ayres, May 14

Empire · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

We have news of the severest battle in all the progress of the war. The work and manoeuvring of a whole year brought on by accident a bloody fight on May 2, at Estero…

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The War in Italy. (From the Special Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.) Florence, June 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

THE morning brings us very little fresh intelligence from the seat of war. Late last night, there was a report in the dry that the Italians had won a great victory, and had taken Peschiers. I was sitting in…

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The War in Germany. (From the Daily Telegraph Special Correspondent with the Prussian Army.) Reichenberg, June 24th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

AT last we have enternd Bohemia. As far as the eye can reach it sees only columns advancing and sweeping past. On crossing the borders end defiling before Prince Frederick Charles and his suite they…

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War Telegrams. (From the Daily Telegraph, July 2nd.) the Batles in Bohemia. Vienna, June 29 (8.15 p.m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

The following official dispatch relates to the battles of the 28th instant: OFFICIAL. Reichenberg, July 1…

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The Italian War

Empire · Thursday 6 September 1866 · page 2

No one will read the succ[?]ve despatches of the Archduke Albert, or even the cautiouslyworded bulletin dated from King Victor Emmanuel's head-qunrters, without perceiving that on…

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The Art of War

Empire · Thursday 6 September 1866 · page 2

"The Operations of War explained and Illustrated." By Edward Bruco Hamley, Colonel in the Army, &c. Published by Blackwood and Sons…

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The War in Germany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 September 1866 · page 6

THE Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung examines the present position of Prussia, and asks who are her friends? Although they are allied. Italy cannot in reality be the friend of Prussia. They have only an enemy in…

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The European War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1866 · page 6

THE German papers are canvassing the battle of Custozza according to their different feelings, —the Austrian and South German, as a rule, exulting in the victory of Archduke Albert, to…

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The War in Germany. Reichenberg June 24th

Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 5

At last we have entered Bohemia. As far as the eye can reach it sees only columns advancing and sweeping past. On crossing the borders and defiling before Prince Frederick Charles and his suite they…

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Latest War Intelligence. Home News Office. Monday. July 2

Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 5

WE have given above an account founded on telegrams from Berlin, of decisive victories on the 27th and 28th June over the Austrians by the armies under the command of the Prince Royal ef Prussia and…

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The War in Germany. Fuller Particulars. Prospects of Peace. Intervention of France. Later From the United States

Empire · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 2

By way of San Francisco we have telegraphic news from the At[?] States to July 17, being a week later than our last, and telegrams in the Californ an papers giving Europein intelligence to July 6th…

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Arrival of the Panama Mail by the Panama, New Zealand, & Australian Royal Mail Company's S.S. KAIKOURA. j Later News From Europe and America. the War in Italy. Florence, June 26

Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 5

THIS morning brings us very little fresh intelligence from the sent of war. Late list night there was it report in the city that the Italians had won a great victory, and had taken Peschiers. I was sitting in…

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The War in Germany. London, July 27

Empire · Monday 10 September 1866 · page 5

The Prussians have defeated the Bavarians…

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