THE BATTLE AT BULKA.
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(bL&CRIO TKLKGWAPH — C )rYRIGHT.) ; : (BEUTHtt'B TKf-KGEAMS.) :'■.-■•'•■ London, Eeb. 12. Further particulars of the battle at Abukela show that on Tuesday MajorGeneral Earle surrounded the Arab position.. The Black Watch stormed the rocks where some . of the enemy had taken up their position. Major-General Earle was killed while leading the cavalry which captured the Arab camp. The first battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment were engaged storming the high hills, where an obstinate defence was maintained by the rebels. After five hours' fighting, a decisive victory was gained over the Arabs, who lost heavily, their leader and several emirs being killed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 6, 16 February 1885, Page 3
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106THE BATTLE AT BULKA. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 6, 16 February 1885, Page 3
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