Somaliland.
London, October 27
Details of the ambush of Colonel Swayne's column show that the Mullah's . followers charged up to the right flank while the British were marching through a dense jungle. A body of African Rifles accompanying them, Colonel Swayne opening a severe fire, compelling the enemy to swing towards the centre and left, where the British transport overlapped. The line was broken, a maxim gun and many transport animals being captured. Lieut.Colonel Phillips, was shot while rallying his troopß. The disorder spread to the centre, and the big guns were driven back. Captain J. Neil Angus was killed while serving the guns. Colonel Swayne's charge checked the enemy. The African Riflei recaptured some of the transport. Later, after another sharp fight, the camels were recovered. The Mullah had fifty-two killed and the British aeveuty.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 276, 30 October 1902, Page 3
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136Somaliland. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 276, 30 October 1902, Page 3
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