Africa
THE EIMEMY DEFEATED. GENERAL SMUTS' SUCCESS. GERMANS AMONG THE PRISONERS. The High Commissioner reports:— London, June 2(5 (5.30 p.m.) CJenerul Smuts reports: On Saturday the enemy were heavily defeated at the Lukigura river, forty miles southward of Haudens. The enemy were in a strong position in dense hush westward of the river. , We frontally attacked in the morning, and another column, after a night march, fell on the left flank in the rear. A pom-pom, two machine guns, and numerous prisoners, including eleven Hermans, were eaptured. Our casualties were four killed and twenty wounded.- The enemy’s losses were severe.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19160627.2.21.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 70, 27 June 1916, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
100Africa Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 70, 27 June 1916, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in