IN GERMAN WEST AFRICA.
I , y REPULSE TURNED INTO DECISIVE VICTORY. CAPETOWN. May 2. OHicial.—Major-Gtiit»al Mackenzie's flying column, by a brilliant feat, pushed 120 miles from Bethany, over difficult arid country, with scarcely any transport facilities, arid surprised the enemy entrained at Gideon station. A .small party destroyed the line north of Gideon and captured the whole trui:. and a quantity of live stock. The Ninth Brigade heavily engaged tie , enemy at night, but withdrew after hea.yi casualties including seventy prisoners. Two I brigades 'then attacked it dawn, and dis I persird and pursued the enemy. 800 strong for twenty miles. They recovered all prison-
era and captured several guns and maxims and 200 prisoners. But for the difficult rocky ground they would have gurrounded the enemy. Three Union officers and 20 men were killed, and 8 officers 45 men wounded.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10060, 3 May 1915, Page 6
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141IN GERMAN WEST AFRICA. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10060, 3 May 1915, Page 6
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