Charging a British Square
800 BLACKS KILLED, Per United Press Association By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON. March 1(>. The Daily Mail has advices from Zungoru, in Northern Nigeria, dated Monday, 12th .February, that Cain. Ooodwyn, of the Royal Artillery, attacked the Sokoto rebels I bat day. The natives twice charged the British square, and were almost annihilated. Subsequently the British advanced to Satiru, which was strongly held and bombarded it, the [dace being taken at the point of the bayonet with great slaughter, the enemy fighting desperately, ami standing up to our men's charges. 'I D-; v ere expelled and pursued ,; y a mounted force. 'Phree hundred of Mte enemy were killed, including the leader. The entire revolt lias been crushed, the loyal chiefs co-operating in the pursuit. A DEADLY DRIVE. Marc it IT. Received IBl.li. 4.3(1 p.m. Upwards of a thousand' Mandis were killed during the operation of a drive in the Mandis reserve, in the Nigeria campaign.
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Southland Times, Issue 19768, 19 March 1906, Page 2
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