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Foreign News
August 27, 1900
Daily Inter Mountain
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
What is this article about?
In the Boer War, Lord Roberts dispatches from Belfast report Boers repelled by Bruce Hamilton at Winburg, Orange Colony, with General Olivier and his three sons captured on August 27.
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London, August 27.-The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"The Boers have been beaten back by Bruce Hamilton at Winburg. General Olivier has been captured."
The text of Lord Roberts' dispatch from Belfast, under today's date, announcing the capture of General Olivier, shows that three of Olivier's sons also were captured in the attack which the Boers made from three sides on Winburg.
Lord Roberts adds that General Olivier was "the moving spirit among the Boers in the southeastern portion of the Orange colony during the war."
London, August 27.-The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"The Boers have been beaten back by Bruce Hamilton at Winburg. General Olivier has been captured."
The text of Lord Roberts' dispatch from Belfast, under today's date, announcing the capture of General Olivier, shows that three of Olivier's sons also were captured in the attack which the Boers made from three sides on Winburg.
Lord Roberts adds that General Olivier was "the moving spirit among the Boers in the southeastern portion of the Orange colony during the war."
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Boer War
Winburg Attack
General Olivier Capture
Orange Colony
Bruce Hamilton
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Roberts
Bruce Hamilton
General Olivier
Where did it happen?
Winburg, Orange Colony
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Winburg, Orange Colony
Event Date
August 27
Key Persons
Lord Roberts
Bruce Hamilton
General Olivier
Outcome
boers beaten back; general olivier and three sons captured
Event Details
Boers attacked Winburg from three sides but were beaten back by Bruce Hamilton. General Olivier, the moving spirit among Boers in southeastern Orange Colony, and his three sons were captured.