SEVERE ENGAGEMENT.
THE ATTACK ON COLONEL S WAYNE'S COLUMN. MULLAH’S LOSSES, FIFTY TWO, SEVENTY BRITISH KILLED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Oct. 27. lietails of the ambush of Colonel Swayue's column art to hand. The Mullah's followers charged up to me right flank, while the British were marching through the dense jungle, a body of African Rules accompanying them. Colonel Swayne opened a severe fire, compelling the enemy to swing towards tho centre and the left, where tttu British transport overlapped. Toe line was broken, ami a Maxim gun and many transports and animals were captured. Lieut.-Colonel Phillips was shot while rallying his troops. The disorder spread to the centre, and the gun teams were driver hack. Captain J. Neil Angus was killed while serving the guns. Colonel Sway lo’s charge cheeked the enemy, and the African Rill -s recaptured some of the' transport. Later on, after another slta-'p tight had taken place, tile i nnels were recovered. The Mullah had fifty two killed and the British seventy.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 556, 28 October 1902, Page 2
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