HIGHLAND LIGH1' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.IIIwhite officers with the column had horses.Qne march the column started at twelve mid:night, and marched for six hours without a_:halt, and then had ten minutes; halted from10 a.m. tillll a.m. for food, had half-an-hour'shalt at 4 p.m., and arrived at the night'so()8.mping-place at 7 p.m., having covered adistance of forty miles. A few carriers fell-out from sunstroke, but no soldiers. Thisperformance illustrated the powers of endur.&nce of savages.On reaching S-- the two companieswere joined by two M.I. companies and onemore infantry company. By this time the;savages numbered 3,000. Seven days afterthe column arrived at S-- the three infantrycompanies, two M.I. companies, andtwo maXim guns and a 3'95 mm. gun, leftS-- for the headquarters of the enemy .Starting at 2 a.m., the force arrived abouttwo miles from the native town at daybreak.Half-section of M.I. advanced on the town,and, as was expected, the enemy rushed outin Bmall bodies. <strong>The</strong> M.I. retreated by degrees,.and eventually got behind the infantry, whowere now in square formation. Three or fourhundred savages were now advancing on the.square at a trot, brandishing spears, etc.<strong>The</strong>y were allowed to approach within about100 yards, when the square opened fire withvolleys and the two machine guns. <strong>The</strong>.savages came on, although suffering heavily.Eventually they retired, but renewed the.charge after collecting more men. Beingdriven back, however, the town was set fire toby means of a star shell from the mm. gun.<strong>The</strong> square was now some 900 yards from thetown, into which volleys were fired. <strong>The</strong>.savages were seen standing in small groups,and, although many were shot down, theothers made no attempt to take cover. Two·companies were now ordered to charge and-clear the town. This was done, with considerableloss to those of the enemy whoremained to fight. <strong>The</strong> native soldiers did not.spare the wounded, and used the bayonetfreely. One white officer got a poisoned arrowinto his arm, which he pulled out, and, rushing-on the savage who had wounded him, cut offhis hand and killed him. Luckily the poisonwas old, so the wound did not prove fatal.. _ <strong>The</strong> town was on a small hill, and when theinfantry cleared it the enemy were seen.scattered across the plain behind the townin full flight. Here the M.I. (who had beenunder cover behind a hill) came on the scene,and charged across the plain in two lines.IiAfter they had passed, nothing was leftstanding except the grass. Several horses,cattle, goats, etc., suffered from the volleysfired into the town, as did women and children.<strong>The</strong> leader of the fanatics escaped earlier inthe day, but was captured a few days later bysome friendly natives and brought in to,and dealt with by, the Sultan of S--. <strong>The</strong>native soldiers had absolutely no compassionon any wounded they came across, of eithersex, even though some were of the same tribeas themselves, and the officers were powerlessto stop the butchery.Soft-nosed bullets are used where thecountry is open, but where the bush is thick thefighting force would consist of infantry withmachine guns. In marching along a bushpath advanced flank and rear guards shouldbe thrown out about 50 or 60 yards. <strong>The</strong>baggage has a strong escort, and in the vicinityof the enemy should march between two linesof soldiers, who, when the column halts, fixbayonets and turn outwards. When theenemy is known to be distant, the baggagemay have the escort in front of and behind it,so "as not to hamper the movements of thecarriers.W. C. L.-E.I S. BERKOVITCH & SONS, IMPORTERS AND BONDERS OFFINEST TURKISH TOBACCOAND CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS,89 GLA88HOU8E 8TREET, REGENT 8TREET,~ LONDON, w. ~Supply omceps' Mess Depot Scottish Riflesand H.L.I.
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