IMPORTANT SUCCESS IN THE CAMEROONS
ENEMY'S POSITION CARRIED IN ; . • HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlt(Rec. November 22, 2.45 p.m.) n London, November 21. It is officially, stated that the AngloFrench troops in the Cameroons occupied Tibati, .90 miles south-west of Ngaundere, on November 3. • The British, advancing inch by inch, by November 6 occupied the summit of Banyo Mountain, to which the Germans had retreated. .
When Banyo was taken there was continuous fighting at close quarters on tho hillside, which was covered with luige boulders, the Germans using dynamite bombs. Tlie position had been prepared with a view to •: the enemy holding on to it until tlie end of the war, but tho Allies pressed the attack during a thunderstorm on tlio night of November 5, and tho_ Gorman garrison scattered. The pursuit continuesi
■The Nigerians gave a splendid exhibition of endurance and bravery. Our casualties totalled about fifty.
Mr. Boi'.ir Lair (member of the War Committee) telegraphed his appreciation of tho gallantry and success of the troops. '
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2626, 23 November 1915, Page 5
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167IMPORTANT SUCCESS IN THE CAMEROONS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2626, 23 November 1915, Page 5
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