Boer War turmoil deepens in Natal and beyond
London reports Boer forces overrunning Natal as General Buller awaits full army. Colenso may fall, disrupting White and hindering reinforcements. Despatches describe sieges at Klipdam and Bechuanaland, Dutch resistance, and high casualties at Drakensberg fighting amid a wider colonial war.
Admiralty leaders praise troops as Buller force sails to Cape Town
Lord Lansdowne defends government policy in South Africa noting the urgent need to align diplomacy and mobilization. He says early action would not have changed the outcome and honors the troops for rehabilitating British soldiery. Rear Admiral Beresford lauds transport arrangements and cites two truly patriotic nations, Britain and the United States, for volunteer armies.
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Great Britain
Redvers Buller
Cape Town
Lord Lansdowne
South Africa
Lord Charles Beresford
Irish Fusiliers
Gloucestershire Regiment
British warship fires on ship entering Delagoa Bay harbor
Reported from Lisbon that a British warship in Delagoa Bay fired on a sailing ship entering the harbor without a flag. The vessel turned out to be British, prompting debate over Britain’s police role in a Portuguese port.
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Lisbon
Delagoa Bay
Great Britain
British Forces at Ladysmith Report on Casualties
The report lists British forces at Ladysmith with those killed wounded or captured noted as exceptions. It provides a snapshot of unit status and ongoing losses during the engagement.
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Ladysmith
Cavalry and Artillery Units Listed with Totals
Historical roster lists cavalry regiments such as Highteenth Hussars Nineteenth Hussars Fifth Lancers Natal Carabineers Imperial Light Horse and Natal Mounted Police with a cumulative cavalry total. Artillery batteries including Thirteenth Field, Sixty-seventh Field, Sixty-ninth Field, Twenty-first Field, Forty-second Field, Fifty-third Field and Tenth Mountain Batteries are shown totaling 1218 men alongside Engineers and fortress/service units.
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tHighteenth Hussars
Nineteenth
Hussars
Lancers
Lawes
Natal Carabineers
Imperial Light’ Horse
Natal Mounted
Police
Tenth Mountain
Despatch Reports Wounded Officer as Ladysmith News
The War Office despatch from Ladysmith says Lieutenant Eggerton of HM 8 Powerful is dangerously wounded this morning by a shell, with wounds to left knee and right foot, not life threatening for now. The Times suggests mountain battery mule stampede blamed on Boers or sympathizers, noting trained mules usually do not stampede and night moves could alter engagement outcomes.
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India
Carleton
Cape
Ladysmith
F. ‘G. Egerton
Jan H. M. Kock
Transvaal
Eblandslaagte
Laysmith
Hight
Orange Free State
Frederik Roberts
Candahar
Ireland
Elkenny
Daily News
Farquhar
Drakensberg
Daily Telegraph
Grimwood
Bulwan
War Office
Nev
Egarton
H M
Mountain Battery No. 10
Times
Lansdowne Speaks at Cutlers Feast in Sheffield
London Nov 2 Marquis of Lansdowne secretary of state for war was the chief speaker at the Cutlers feast in Sheffield discussing war causes and noting General White at Ladysmith. The address covered forces including regiments and volunteers with Natal and naval brigade details and estimates of Boer forces around Ladysmith.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
Sheffield
General White
Ladysmith Infantry
Leicester
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
King’s Royal Rifles
Devons
Sscsceeerverersers
Manchester
Gordon Highlanders
Northumberland Fusiliers
BrimAs
Eee
Ieadhale
Second
West MK Ob
BO Natal Volunteers
eSee
Enee
Durban Vooluntce
War With the Philippines Pushes On
The Philippine commission submitted its preliminary report to President McKinley detailing Dewey’s capture of Manila, Aguinaldo’s movements, and the lack of any alliance or promises of independence. It argues war was unavoidable and must continue until insurgents submit. It notes Aguinaldo sought arms and autonomy, but no preconcerted U S Filipino operations occurred.
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Washington
White House
Philippine Commission
Augustine
Manila
Spain
United States
America
Dewey
Aguinaldo
Aguin
Williams
City
Cavite
McCulloch
Olympia
Popular Clubs
Filipino Congress
McKinley
Paris
Philippines
Igno Ninious
Kansas Fighting Twentieth Welcomed Home at Topeka
Returning Kansas soldiers from San Francisco elicited a royal reception with General Frederick Funston as the focal point. Crowds filled stations as schools closed and business paused, bands played, cannons boomed, and families rushed to embrace their loved ones on the platform and in the cars.
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Topeka
Kan
Roya
Kansas
San Francisco
Frederick Funston
Manila
Mrs. Funston
Collin s Ahead as Papers Open in City Mayoral Race
Opening of papers shows General Collins leading in the mayoralty field with Murphy challenging across wards. Delegations and ward tickets for Collins and Murphy dominate. fights noted in multiple wards with numerous pledged and unpledged slates.
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Collins
P. A. Collins
John R. Murphy
City Committee
Washington Street
Mak
John H. Lee
General Collins
Brighton
Murphy
Nawn
Connolly
Ward Committee
Lomasney
Donovan-Quinn-Daly
McNary
Woods- Stone-O’ Brien
Norton
James F. Nolan
Thomas A. Niland
P. J. Kennedy
William J. Cronin
John J. Douglass
Corbett
Cornelius F. Green
John H. Wholly
Patrick O'Reirdon
John J. Hogan
Patrick J. Donovan
Fitzgerald
J. E. Mahoney
Daniel D. Rourke
Alderman Dixon
Cornelius J. Driscoll
John N. Donovan
Thomas J. Tynan
James F. Finnegan
M. W. Brick
Joseph P. Lomasney
John A. Kelcher
James J. Lanigan
William A. McDevitt
John A. Sullivan
Garinet Wells
James S. McKenna
Norris
John E. Baldwin
Norton- Cox
Michael J. Sullivan
William J. Kelly
Creed
George J. Twiss
George H. Murray
Edward P. McDonough
F. A. Brown
Lawrence
Earle
T. L. Connolly
John P. Lonergan
Quirk-McCarthy
O’toole
John J. Butler
George O. Whittaker
Ambrose Woods
John J. McCarthy
James F. Dolan
W. J. Power
Daniel J. McDonald
James Ellis
Harry P. Nawn
Edward C. Kelly
D. J. Byrne
B. M. Couly
John
F. McDonald
Thomas B. McDonald
Patrick F. Burke
Bernard Dorsey
Lee
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Natal
Joubert
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Colenso
Tugela
Klipdam
Kimberley
Schultz
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Hopetown
Inimberley
Bothulle Bridge
Orange River
Zululand
Pomeroy
Greytown
Cape Colony
Bechaunaland
Griqualand
Hin
Johannesburg
George White
Leyds
the Hague
Battle of
Glencoe
Aldo
Hong Kong
E. Spencer Pratt
Singapore
Pratt
Mirs Bay
Fonston
Kansas Regiment
F. W. Day
Thomas F. Clark
Day
Charlestown
John J. Mahoney
Edward L. Quigley
Philip O'Brien
Charles M. Casey
Dennis J. Falvey
John Quinn, Jr
Thomas Mackey
David F. Barry
Patrick Bowen
M. W. Norris
Hugh W. Bresnahan
Thomas J. Collins
Dixon
Opeenee
Rourke
William J. Driscoll
Dennis F. O’connell
Ganara
Michael J. O’brien
the Woods
Stone-McInerney
M.H. Cleary
Oliver
Joseph J. Norton
Daniel J. Kinally
Ard
Timothy J. Sullivan
Dorchester
Patrick F. McDonald
Joseph T. Walsh
Daniel C. Casey
William E. Shea
Winthrop M. Merrill
Patrick H. Brennan
Merrill
Casey
C. I. Quirk
Shea
Timothy F. McCarthy
Brennan
Kelly
John H. Broderick
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Council
John A. West, Jr
Terence C. Treanor
John J. Sloan
John A. Gilgun
Daniel N. Generson
Matthew D. Healy
Thomas
Rice
William F. Tighe
Michael HH. Fitzgerald
James J. O'Donnell
Daniel J. Sheehan
William C
Healey
Bernard B&k. Hanrahan
Edward F. Colbert
Frank J. Johnson
Daniel W. Gallagher
Charles
John F. Gibbons
John C. Hurle John
Rattigan
John A. Ryan
David Sawyer
Arthur W. Dolan
Michael Hallissy
Radeorge
RK. Palmer
Joseph Cirigliano
Thomas J. Perry
Andrew A. Badaraccco
Patrick H. Bradley
Thomas J. Grady
John Grady
Paul L. Arata
John IF. Doherty
Joseph
John M. Kelly
Daniel J. Donnelly
Andrew B. Murphy
John Ll. Sullivan
Joseph D. Sulllivan
James A. Sweeney
Daniel J. McDermott
James F. McDermott
Frederick G. Cunningham
Samuel Goodman
Fred P. Lambert
Thomas V. Howeard
Michael F. Hart
Daniel J. Kiley
Martin Leftovitch
William E.barry
Peters. King
Frank H. Cowin
Daniel L. Flanagan
Sam Moskowitz
Samuel Ka
John E. L. Monaghan
John M. Se Ahern
Timothy J. Murphy
James F. Grady
William A. McGunigle
Mark Ridge
William J. Handrahan
Francis E. Campbell
Martin F. Battles
Henry S. Horan
Lawrence J. Kelly
William H. Donlon
William C. Tirrel
Patrick F. Delaney
Frank J. Linehan
Andrew L. O
Austin J. McGween
Eugene I. Murphy
Walter Kr.tarbett
Charles A. Dirksmeyer
David Calahan
William W. Gavin
Thomas I. Burke
Cornelius N. Lane
James M. Curley
George A. Flynn
Wiliam H. Murphy
Patrick F. King
James F. Dooley
Thomas J. Dwyer
Timothy L. Connolly
Joseph M
Michael I. Athridge
George M. Fallon
Percy
Rogers
William Do’s. Hennigan
James F. Brennan
Joseph P. Cox
William H. Doyle
James McInerney
David D. McDermott
Charles W. Nangle
Daniel P. O'Cale Jaghan
John F. Curley
Patrick F. Burns
John P Hatch
John Tutton
Ire
Maurice
Benjamin F. McGarry
Harry Lippman
Edward S. Stroup
John J. Johnston, Jr
Henry M. Pierce
Will M. Blatt
James W. Gibbons
Charlies
FP. Sefton
Charles J. Grace
Jeremiah G. Hour
Edward M. Carey
Andrew Morgup
Thomas F. Donnelly
James I. Bigelow
Joseph H. Hogan
Louis Dick
John F. Marey
James P. O'Brien
James B. Mclaughlin
John Devine
Dennis J. Coleman
Arthur B. Gilpatrick
Thomas Roddy
Bartholomew J. Dooley
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