THE ZULU WAR: THE GREAT BRITISH VICTORY.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 104, 27 September 1879, Page 3

THE ZULU WAR: THE GREAT BRITISH VICTORY.

■ -♦- July ID. ('(■•■ ■■.■,■;:'. m i..:1i11l. t > comply with Lord (.'helm-foul's drmaiids, early on thu morning (if July i tho British force.-, comprising ■'■ : ,)' M Kuropoans, 1100 natives, and 12 guns, crossed the Ukvoluski River, inarching in hollow square. They too:; up an excellent position between N'.elivcsgro and L'lundi, where twelve Zulu rogiinonts, comprising 20,00J men, personally commanded !>y L'etcwayo, JattacUed about S. 3 ii.m. The Ihiii-ii fought in hollow square with Tho iif respondent of tho London Daily gives tho following "raphic siiouut of tho battle : —About ten uiiiltos to nino tiring became. "enoral, | lour sides of tho square being simultanlusly engaged, the Zulus, after their iii:«ier, throwing forward the horns oflheir army to surround the British frees. They came on steadily in (Miiqlte silence, advancing with with til same intrepidity they showed at Giiliilovo and ICambula. They eontimjl their advance until they from 1 square. _ The BritMi infanfroiit j.ik kneeling and tho rear rank rever-f. faciug inwards, while inside tho sij.ie were all tho necessary arof aiiMmiition. It was impossible i>v any Bee long to face sueh a dreadful sJ-ui of lead poured amongst them at sul short distance. A few now and fen made an attempt to advance furthl. but it was of no use. The had loin the Mmtini-llc::rv.s. Tie .o was rtillerv continually at w ■•'>• ....■ |. i„g Icll after shell th d ma- ( breaking up every attempt u! :n Znli t<> concentrate their streuulli for a nisi Then e une the li for the Lnnn,i. [, l,e let loose, and riding down Will their lances levelled, they came like whirlwind upon the enemy, ami in a instant their lines were broken t |„', ~|, The Slbre was at work as well as |,7. lance, and tho Zulu-soon torn asm hr their confidence as an army .i..,l , v Jd and Hying before the advanein. cavalry. Tho irregular liorsu put the ni-hiu-'touch to tho battle pursuing 'ho en my everywhere, lulling nutnhe*' until t'hev sought, rofugo in the ,mi (~..r a short rent, tho column "I' l ■ ' ■ ... 1-1 1! l , „l.n,i.n'a

„klihv,l apturiug Ulumu, tetowayod T;W w M dowrtod, and, with ' ,'i importoni kraali within a rodini i , iuSw burnt, tho column then 01 ' tocanip. Ono thousand were ;xr i; ri;:.i ! n 1 | ,hi.,."n,0,, i ,,,rapt ' of tho Lanoen . 14 rank and «« S?iS «nd Colons! l " ,wo - U«»*«>? n . t < '" ' „,.l SO muk .....I til., wounded. JSfltlwhrf foil Wk .... Ki.rn.n- ''"' ~ raa around I lundl buna

.t. CeUwayu is reported to have !l north west. Soi oj [saili«. i found at the bum: kraals al . uuiubui "i Zulus surmd (ieneial i 'realock, finding to feed them, g in- t'.. m . ;-.... uth coast •'! .. ■ rming (o l h> ir krauts. , ' . _l