The Afghan War. Calcutta, January 14
The Kohistanis, whom General Baker dispersed are again gathering their forces at Lundikotal Dakka, in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass. Other tribes are quiet…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1880
330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 17
The Afghan War
LONDON, January 9.—News has been received from Cabul, stating that small-pox has broken out in the city, but the officers commanding the forces are taking every…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Changes in the French War Department. London, Jan. 12
Sweeping changes are being made in the French War Department, and only stanch Republican generals are given commands. Similar changes are imminent in other…
Continued on Trove, page 126 →The Afghan War. Incidents of the Campaign. (Special Telegram to the Bombay Gazette.) Macpherson's Flying Column
GUNDAMAK, November 15.—On the 10th instant, the villagers on the left bank, evidently annoyed at the prolonged stay, and desiring to keep us from entering their valley, a new route…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Cable Messages. War Feared. Germany and Russia
LONDON, January 16.-There are indications that a war between Germany and Russia is not at all improbable, the tone of the Press of the two countries being…
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From Callao and Lima papers to the 15th November we extract the following news respecting the war between the above republics:— "Captain Garcia y Garcia reports that the Hu[?]car,…
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LONDON, January 22.—Twenty thousand Ghazis are advancing on Cabel, and hostilities are spreading…
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LONDON, January 22.—Twenty thousand Ghazis are advancing on Cabul, and hostilities are spreading. On Tuesday next the immigration question will be…
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LONDON, January 16.—The British forces holding the garrisons of LundiKhotal and Dakka have achieved a signal victory. They were attacked by a strong…
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DEAR SIR,—Allow me to send you a copy of the Graphic of last week, by which you will see that Sir William Palliser is extending gun manufacture into Canada. I hope you will be so kind as to, find a place in your…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturist and Grazier. Saturday, January 24, 1880. Australia and the Coming War
"WE speak of peace, but we think of war." Such was the remark of one of the most eminent and farseeing statesmen the world has ever produced; and nothing can more forcibly express the condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Between Chili and Peru. New York, Jan. 23
It is reported here that the British Government contemplates intervening between Chili and Peru, with, a view to bring the war to a close…
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LONDON, January 16.—Ayoub Khan has joined Mahomed Jan, who had concentracted a large body of Afghans near Cabul, and a combined attack by the hostile forces…
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From Callao and Lama papers to the 15th November we extract the following news respecting the war between the above republics:—"Captain Garcia y Garcia reports that the Huascar,…
Continued on Trove, page 206 →The Afghan War. General Roberts Peril and Subsequent Success
ON the 17th December the Viceroy of India telegraphed the following account of the position of General Roberts:—Roberts has at present one British and three…
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Latest advices from South America state that the Chilian fleet, owing to recent successes, are strictly blockading the Peruvian coast. It is believed, however, that the war…
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The latest advices from South America state that the Chilian fleet, owing to recent successes, are strictly blockading the Peruvian coast. It is believed, however, that the…
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LONDON, January 29.—Overtures for peace have been made to General Roberts by the hostile Afghan tribes. They demand, as the primary condition, that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War Between Chili and Peru. London, Feb. 2
The latest advices from South America state that the Chilian fleet, owing to recent successes, are strictly blockading the Peruvian coast. It is believed, however, that the…
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