Enemy in the Hills. Boer Strength and Tactics Debated
A London dispatch from January 19 reports growing confidence at the war office that Ladysmith is almost relieved, while Boer forces push into Cape Colony. The piece describes advances west of Acton Holmes, shelling of Boer camps, and claims of Boer discipline and organization, with mixed casualty notes and shifting morale among English and Boer factions.
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London
Natal
Ladysmith
War Office
Buller
Warren
Acton Holmes
Lord Dundonald
van Ronald
Ellis Ashmead Bartlette
Rensberg
Cape
Heilbrun
Spearman
Lytleton
Brakefontein Kopjes
Spier Kop
Expert Opinion Sees Buller Could Halting Burgher Retreat
London dispatch reports war expert predicts General Buller can threaten Drakensberg routes to the Orange Free State. He sees a pincer on Ladysmith and a possible relief column flanking Boer entrenchments near the pont and Potgieter's drift. War office foresees heavy fighting if Ladysmith lifts.
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New York
London
Buller
Drakenburg
Orange Free State
Republic
Ladysmith
Potgieter
Transvaal War Hopes Sent From Johannesburg Letter
A letter from E. Honthakker, assistant stationmaster at Johannesburg, to his sister in Brooklyn, dated November, reflects high hopes for the Transvaal war against Great Britain. It notes growing numbness to ongoing conflict and delays in mail as isolation increases since October.
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New York
York
Transvaal
Great Britain
E. Honthakker
Johannesburg
Brooklyn
Lorenzo Marquez
U. Om
White to be treated as Transvaal representative if credentials prove valid
Washington reports an authoritative source says Mon tague White may be received by the administration as Transvaal representative if credentials are valid. Secretary Hay will review his status. Meantime officials hint Britain must indicate willingness for U S action. Also notes Me thuen reconnaissance near Modder River and Lord Strathcona funding for Strathcona’s Horse in Canada.
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Cape Town
Natal
Cape Colony
Kimberley
Mafeking
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Washington
Montague White
O’beirne
White
State Department
Hay
Great Britain
Montreal
Mounted Rifles
Canada
Lord Strathcona
London
Strathcona
Militia Department
South Africa
Halifax
Mounted Police
Canadian Northwest
Remains of John Paul Jones May Be Brought to Arlington
Washington on January 19 reports a proposed congressional action to relocate the remains of Commodore John Paul Jones from Paris to Arlington Cemetery pending full identification of the grave. The Navy secretary will relay new intelligence findings, with the Paris naval attache continuing investigations. In West Point Texas a black man named Lindsay leaped from a train, believed fatally hurt.
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Washington
John Paul Jones
Paris
Arlington Cemetery
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Office of Naval Intelligence
West Point
Tex
Lindsay
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
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