Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches)
Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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A MKIIISH MOUNTAIN r.AIIIKY IN OI.KMAN KAST AIKICA. lay THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE Win. Regt. aiiti 4th Batt. K. A. UifleH), wlui was incuiiuutiuil i>t tht< pDtit, WAS killml. A W(H<k Itittwth« tmeiay tiguin atttirketl tit tlto Tsavo <ILstii(t—this tiitu at M^iitia post, whicit was held hyK. A. Riflt« uitiler Capt. A. O. Saimdefs. Th»»assailaiitH were several htiitdieil stroii^, the Hqiiadioii threw the enemy into confusion, buttluy lallitxl, and when thoy j^ot their ittaxiitisto woik lh»t Btitislt rutifod on their l)asecaittp. Tlie (jierntait column was so shaktMitliat it retreated to J^onj^ido. The casitaltiesin C s(;ua(hoii were eijj;lit killed aitd four
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RECEIVING WOUNDED FROM THE PEGASUS ON BOARD A HOSPITAL SHIP. Kuropeans alone nunibering 50, and they hadwith them six maxims. The attack shared thefate of the previous attacks, the enemy beingthiven off. Besides these actions in the Tsavo regionthere was a gallant fight near Longido, in which30 men of C squadron of the East AfricanINIounted Rifles distinguished themselves. Ithappened on September 25. The ^MountedRifles were iinder the command of Capt. PaulChapman, and were watclaing a water hole bywliich it was expected an enemy column mightpass on its way to attack the Magadi branchof the Uganda Railway. In the dense bush theGermans, 150 to 200 askari, with 30 or moreEuropeans and two maxims, passed the squad-ron without either force seeing tlie other.Scouts inforniing Capt. Chapman of the pre-sence of the enemy, he advaiiced in openorder through the bush, and siu-prised theGermans as most of tht^ir officeis were break-fasting. Opening fire at close range, the wounded. A corresponden

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