CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA
GENERAL SMUTS'S SUCCESS; — . :':-; ; -i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrfel (Rec. April 2, 5.5 p.m.) j Copenhagen, April ,1;] Details of General Smuts's successfj enveloping movement show that -tj Germans contested every foot. .'■'. A The success of the operations w| largely duo to the accuracy of the ;B telligeuco Department, the reconnai sauce work of the. aviators, and Geherj Smuts's skill in spreading a screen.'; i The losses were not insignificant. Tl 'Seventh Regiment lost one-third, at the Pretoria, Durban, and Johannesbuj troops suffered heavily. \ The fighting was chiefly in tl shadows of the primeval forests of Kit manjaro. The advance in the fores; revealed thousands of the enemy. j The-troops fought with the greatei gallantry. They are' a curious inixt'uj of men from all parts of. the Empirj including somo Australians and Can! dians. • " .j The tactics were dictated by the" : t« rain, which necessitated .coming] grips, delivering rifle fire at close qua! ters, and finishing with the bayonet,]
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2736, 3 April 1916, Page 5
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161CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2736, 3 April 1916, Page 5
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