THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
FIGHTING AROUND PRETORIA. New Zealanders Engaged Casualties to the Officers Boers Repulsed. United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (Received July 20, 1 a.m.) London, July 19. The Royal Irish Rifles, West Australians, and Vaughan's New Zealanders on Monday gallantly repulsed the enemy, who made repeated and determined attacks on General PoleCare w's position near Pretoria. Seven British were killed, including Lieutenant Barden, son of a Canadian Minister. He was twice mentioned in despatches for his intrepidity. Lieutenant Findlay, of New Zealand, was severely wounded. Captain L. Bourse and Lieutenant Cameron, New Zealanders, are ingTwenty of the Irish. Rifles and others are missing. Twenty-six were wounded. The Boers' losses were fifteen killed and fifty wounded, and four were captured.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN19000720.2.7.1
Bibliographic details
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9820, 20 July 1900, Page 3
Word Count
122THE TRANSVAAL WAR. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9820, 20 July 1900, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.