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... wbich had been previously laid a farmhouse where the Boers were supposed to steep, was fired, but unfortunately missed. This warn the first night which there has been firing. The heavy rains of the last lew days baa rawed the southern tributaries several feet ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 6022 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF UDDER RIVER. Shu VaMft ZaeUtarta. Tk* Boh*’ [rua* AMociATioa w*m otkiau] Capatown, Daewabar 9. ..

... Naval Brigade, and the whole the 9th Brigade tha axtrmas left. Colonel Paget, the oMcer commanding the Beets Guards, woe Brigadier of the Guards Brigade, and General Chtaw of the Brigade. The engagement on right. For tha finttimsthe enemy showed himself ...

THE WAR

... massage dated hio-dder River, Decem.Yber 27, y es-AbnntW, three o'cloc'k this afternoon nt tots op-ened fire with -two guns. Thay diract.'d tcheir fire, we-ieich wats accurate: at our n-ova~l guniec One tweive,-p~ous dar replied mnost accurately, but th ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 8270 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE BATTLE OF MODDER RIVER. A FEW UNTOLD INCIDENTS. ENEMY'S ABUSE OP THE RED BOER DISSENSIONS. FREE STATERS ..

... right, with the Scots Guards, Grenadiers, Ist and 2nd Ooldstreams, and Argylla front, with the Battery (Navel Brigade and the whole of the Brigade the extremo left. Colonel Paget, the officer the Scots Guards, was brigadier the guards’ brigade, and General ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2111 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CITY EDITION

... opened fire. The false alarm, says the Morning Post's correspondent, was talken up by the Boats in a donga to the south of Surprise Hill. 'Then some snore Boears, posted on the Horn tills kopjes, ?? away violently, ron-eating Surprise Hlli guarded hr three ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2634 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LORDS CECIL AND DKNTINCK SAID TO BE WOUNDED

... the direction of Victoria Road Station. The alarm was sounded, the whole camp turned out, and the troops were posted. The firing became heavy, bullets whistling in directions, ond it renewed later on. patrol despatched at daybreak reported that the enemy ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 445 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BELFAST, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1900

... their conduct in the matter. Mr. Boss’’ Crofcer broke his leg while attempting to mount his horse yesterday. A disSrtrous fire occurred Liverpool vc«- terday, resulting «n the total destruction of the extensive printing and bookbinding works of Turner ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2369 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TEMPER OF THE CAPE DUTCH. REPORTED PLOT TO SIEZE CAPETOWY. CAPET WM Decomber 31 Persistent

... '“'|-u¢~n.n-:»-'-.u—~--r..n.m:y eter |0 I eredited U e VICTORTA WRST ROAD, CAVE COLONY. lted. More | December 30 —Oure troops guarding the railway \.;nm-—mmwdn. Auar are | havinz smme etreriences. whien show the temper ard feelne of many of the re| sedents ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A DISASTROUS SHELL,

... position there was shelled effectively for some time. They made reply to our fire, and are dearly demoralised our unexpected movement. They Buffered considerably from the artillery fire. The enemy ore undoubtedly considerably disturbed by the tactics of General ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1900
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1182 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

METHUEN’B FORCE. [rBOM TH« “DAILY WKW* oommMW>*D*iiT.] Orange Birer, Dae. 11. In Pall Mall with the banting the ..

... office exceeded those of the whole the previous week. There ore other duties to be performed in military camp, however, beside guards sad pickets, as the Southern Cross Brigade soon discovered. There were sidings to bo made, and platforms to be built. Anybody ...

THE FIGHT AT COLESBERG. AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT. ENEMY REINFORCED

... were thought o Lave beem yesterday, opemed Sire or e T e A The enomy fired shells, and their guns were served with great securscy. The shella, how ever, did not explode, and the fire was ineffec- .Wo hold all the posit took yesterday. Deealtory firine ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3386 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... and suceeedexl in drawing the enemy's fire. The Boers opened a hezvy raifle fire at the eatrecre range, end after- wavrds brought irnto aetion two quick-firing, field ptooces, a ?? gun and a MiM11en Thee artillery fire -as net well directed, tlst ire I rifle ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1900
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 14493 | Page: 6 | Tags: News