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Advertising : 586 wordsAt daylight General Cronje offered to surrender, and was told to come to Lord Roberts's camp. The Boers, he was informed, must leave the laager and lay down their arms. General Cronje, with seven officers, thereupon entered the British camp ...
Article : 94 wordsThe nominations for the general election closed yesterday, and we now know. that in no less than 13 out of 28 country electorates there will be ...
Article : 1,739 wordsSome further particulars are to hand concerning the surrender of General Cronje at Koodesrand, in the Orange Free State. A despatch from Field-Marshal Lord Roberts dated from paardeberg yesterday details what led up the capitulation, and reminds Great Britain of ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Queen visited Netley and told the wounded of General Cronje's surrender, and presented each with a bouquet of flowers from the gardens of Windsor Castle. Her Majesty sympathised with their hardships, and was especially cordial ...
Article : 52 wordsThree Krupp 9-pounders and one Maxim gun, belonging to the Transvaal Republic and one Krupp and one Maxim belonging to the Free State have been captured. It is supposed that the heavy guns were buried at Magersfontein and the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe following letter from Lance-Corporal Hynes (now a prisoner in the hands of the Boers in South Africa) has been kindly handed to the "North-West ...
Article : 994 wordsAt Paardeberg on the 18th inst. there were 740 casualties amongst the rank and file. These included Corporal Owens, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, who was severely wounded, and Private Chesser, lightly. ...
Article : 40 wordsIn his despatch Lord Roberts described the final rush at the Boer entrenchments as a gallant deed, worthy of our colonial comrades. There is now a great outburst of patriotism throughout Canada. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Commander-in-Chief reported that all the attempts to reinforce General Cronje had been defeated by the generals, who had carried out their share of the plan of operations with the utmost satisfaction. ...
Article : 37 wordsThese repulses thoroughly demoralised the Boer forces, while they raised the spirits of the British troops, who did excellent work throughout the critical period of the operations. ...
Article : 31 wordsIt is believed that during General Cronije's retreat from Magersfontein many Free Staters deserted and returned to their farms. ...
Article : 24 wordsFrance and Russia appear exasperated at the capitulation, though acknowledging the importance of the victory. Germany and Austria are disappointed. Italy and the United States are sympathetic, and King Humbert ...
Article : 40 wordsNoting the effect they had on the enemy, Lord Roberts determined to make a great effort to force General Cronje to yield, and rapidly tightened the cordon around his position. ...
Article : 35 wordsInstructions were issued to the engineers to push forward the trenches, and this important work was pushed on with such great energy that at daybreak even General Cronje was surprised at the remarkable progress made. This evidently precipitated the surrender. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe news of Cronje's surrender, contained in yesterday's "Examiner," was received with unfeigned delight, and the federal flag and Union Jack were displayed on various buildings as tokens of satisfaction. BEACONSFIELD, Wednesday. ...
Article : 99 wordsImmediately on receiving General Cronje at his camp Lord Roberts cabled the good news to the War Office, the message reading thus:— "General Cronje and all his force capitulated unconditionally at daylight to-day, and the Boer leader is now a prisoner in my camp. I ...
Article : 67 wordsAll loyalists gave expression to their great joy this morning, when it became known that General Cronje and troops had capitulated. Flags of various denomination were floating on the breeze from all points, and bunting was at a premium before the close of the day. Great preparation is being made to ...
Article : 111 wordsWhen the news of the capitulation was received at the War Office a messenger was despatched at once to Windsor Castle with the object of informing the Queen. Her Majesty was delighted at the good tidings, and at once instructed ...
Article : 71 wordsLord Gormanston received the following cablegram from High Commissioner Milner dated yesterday:—"General Cronje surrendered at daylight this morning, and congratulate you on the gallant services of the troops from your colony." ...
Article : 42 wordsNothing is said in either the official despatches or press messages received up to the present to give any clear idea as to the number of prisoners who have been taken as a result of the surrender. When General Cronje was hemmed in at first it was estimated he had ...
Article : 217 wordsAt the commencement of the war Piet Cronje, who then ranked as commandant, and who also held the important office superintendent of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,088 wordsThroughout London and the provinces great enthusiasm has been displayed over the capitulation. ...
Article : 20 wordsIt has transpired that Lord Roberts received additional guns from Capetown last week. The total number sent up is stated at 36. In his later cablegrams Lord Roberts declared that the four howitzers ...
Article : 49 wordsLord Roberts's message conveying the intelligence of the capitulation was read in the House of Lords yesterday by the Secretary of State for the War Department (the, Marquis of Lansdowne), and in the House of Commons by the Under-Secretary (Mr. George; Wyndham). ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Thu 1 Mar 1900, Page 5
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