FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM.
DESPERATE BATTLE IN PERSIA.
TWO THOUSAND KILLED OR WOUNDED.
THE SHAH'S TROOPS ROUTED.
NOBLE WOMEN
By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. TEHERAN, Dec. '21. The town of Tabriz, the stronghold of the Nationalists who are resisting the Shah, was attacked by a Government force. Shells were fired on the town. One hundred Nationalists were killed or wounded. The Nationalist horsemen then sortied, being covered by artillery. They routed the Shah's troops and pursued them for thirteen miles. Twelve guns and quantities of ammunition were captured. The casualties on both sides numbered 2000. Among those who were killed on +he Nationalist side were found sixty-seven women in male attire.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13841, 22 December 1908, Page 5
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109FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13841, 22 December 1908, Page 5
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