THE WAR WITH THE ZULUS.
[From Exchanges.] Loxtdox, Feb. 10. Twenty thousand Zulus attacked a portion of the 24th Regiment, and GOO native levies, at Rouak’s Drift. They captured 100 wagons, 1000 rifles, a quantity &f ammunition, and the regimental colors. The Zulus lost 5000 men, and tire British, 500 whites killed, including all the officers. The Cape'Government have applied for one infantry and one cavalry regiment. A panic exists at Natal. Feb. 11. The Zulus have defeated and massacred over 700 British and native infantry,, whom they enticed from their camp. Thirty officers were kil'cil. The troops at Bombay and Mauritius have been ordered to.reinforce Natal, ami 12,000 men will sail instantly from London for Natal. The latest news from Natal says that place is imperilled. Reinforcements for the Gape, comprising GOO infantry, two British cavalry regiments, and two batteries, leave immediately. Reinforcements sufficient to terminate the struggle, once and for all, will start within a week.
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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 121, 15 February 1879, Page 2
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158THE WAR WITH THE ZULUS. Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 121, 15 February 1879, Page 2
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