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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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British forces are within 17 miles of the besieged garrison at Kut-el-amara, facing a numerically superior Turkish army. No news from the garrison since initial reports of danger; a decisive battle may have begun. Compared to the Ladysmith siege.
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London, Jan. 11.-British forces sent to the relief of Kut-el-amara, are within seventeen miles of the beleaguered garrison.
These reinforcements must fight their way eastward through a Turkish army which is believed to outnumber them two to one.
No news of the garrison has been received since the first report of their danger. It is believed that a decisive fight may have already commenced between the reinforcements and the Turks.
Not since the Boers surrounded the British at Ladysmith, has the British army faced such anxiety.
The town of Kut-el-amara itself, is well fortified.
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Primary Location
Kut El Amara
Event Date
Jan. 11
Event Details
British forces sent to the relief of Kut-el-amara are within seventeen miles of the beleaguered garrison. These reinforcements must fight their way eastward through a Turkish army which is believed to outnumber them two to one. No news of the garrison has been received since the first report of their danger. It is believed that a decisive fight may have already commenced between the reinforcements and the Turks. Not since the Boers surrounded the British at Ladysmith, has the British army faced such anxiety. The town of Kut-el-amara itself, is well fortified.