Somaliland.
Details which have been received regarding the recent ambush of Colonel Swayne’s forces in Somaliland show that the Mullah’s foh lowers charged right up to the right flank of the column, while the British forces were marching through a dense jungle. A body of the African Rifles accompanying Colonel Swayne opened a severe fire, compelling the enemy to swing towards the centre and the left flank, where the British transport overlapped, the line being broken and a Maxim gun and many of the transport animals were captured. Lieut.-Colonel Phillips was shot while rallying his troops. The disorder then spread to the centre, where the gun teams were driven back.
Captain J, Neil Angus was killed while serving the guns. Colonel Swayne’s charge checked the enemy, and the African Rifles recaptured some of the transport. Later, after another sharp fight, the camels were recovered. The Mullah had 52 killed and the British 70.
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Manawatu Herald, 30 October 1902, Page 2
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153Somaliland. Manawatu Herald, 30 October 1902, Page 2
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