INDIAN FRONTIER.
VERY HEAVY FIGHTING. By leleEiaph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Bombay, Jan. 19. The Derajet column had a fierce battle on the 14th with 1000 Wana Wazirs, who were reinforced by Musa Khan Fazaldai. They were determined to prevent our passage through the Ahnaitongi Pass, a narrow defile less than fifty yards wide with precipitous cliffs on each side, through which the river Tankzam flows. The defile had to be cleared for the passage of a long column of mules and camels. The column moved at dawn and came under heavy fire in clearing the road, but eventually succeeded. Fighting continued beyond the pass, the enemy attacking fiercely on three sides. The fighting lasted several hours. The coming of darkness and the stubbornness and strength of the enemy finally made it necessary for our troops to bivouac two miles above the pass. Our casual- , tin were heavy .—RBUttt,
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1920, Page 5
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146INDIAN FRONTIER. Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1920, Page 5
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