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HEROISM OF THE CAMEL

CORPS.

VIVID DESCRIPTION OF BATTLE WITH THE MULLAH.

HELL ON EARTH,"

ONLY 26 FIGHTING MEN LEPE

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The Landon Daily Express published exclusively the first description to reach England of the light between the Somali- lood Camel Corps and the Mullah'a. dervishes on August ab.

This is contained in a graphic letter kent to a friend by Lieutenant C. do 8. Duna, who commanded the corpy, after Commandant Corfeld had been killed ut the beginning of the battle, I

I shown that the fighting was of the fercent.

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MEN-OF-WAR ON THE OHINA AND JAPAN STATION,

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Alserity, despatch-boat, 1,700 tons, 4 guns, 2,000 i.b.p., Comdr. A. Cochrane, Weihaiwoi. Atian, admiralty tag, 615 tons, 1,400 ihp,

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Bramble, ganhost. 710 tone, 200 kp, Lieut.

Condr. B. E. Prichard, Weihaiwei. Britomart, gunboat, 710 tons, 900 b.p, Lout

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Charah, water lauk and tug, 390 tons, 340ihp,|

sayed from annihilation by a combina tion of good fortune and bravery,

The dervishes approached to within 200 yards of the corps before they started fring, and some of them pewtrated the ranks before they were killed. The Masin did not "jam,* as was stated in the official despatch, but was kept in use until it was disabled by shots,

Had the dervishes followed up their halvaulage, and charged with spears in their usual fashion, they must have "rushed" the enfps. *

The story of the engagement is one of great heroism in the face of over. whelming odds. Although Captain G. H. Sunners was badly wounded in three places. He continued fighting to the end.

Lieutent Dunn states in his letter:---

The Camel Corps went out on August 81 to reconnoitre, All told, we were 112 strong, with Curfield and myself and a man who is here--Sumers. The der- vishes had lanter a large tract of country.

Corfeld on the morning of August 9 drew his men up. We now knew the dor- vishes numbered about 1,000. We began fighting at 6.45, and stopped at about noor.. I frankly say it was a perfect heli

on earth.

Soon after the commencement Corfield was shot dead, and Summers was badly Then, alas over thirty men wounded. pleared, thus reducing zay all too small force.

At the end I had Corfield dead, Sum- mers wounded, 32 men killed, 22 wounded. and 26 able fighting men, and against us was a force estimated at not less than 1,500, All that saved us was that their. Ammunition gave out.

Master W. Smith, Hongkong Clio, British sloer, 1,0/0 tons, 1,400 hp,

Cemdr. Mackenzie, Shanghai. Fame, torpedo baat destroyer, 340 tons, 6 guns, Wilkinson. 5,700 .p, Lient-Corir. Hongkong Flora, 4,360 tons, 9,000 f.d. 12 guns, Capt. Charles F. Corbett, M.V.O., Shanghai. Hampshire, 10,850 tons, 21,000 10, 14 gune, Capt. Marcus Rowley Hill, Woikaiwei Kineha, 616 tone, 1,200 i.h.p., Lient.-Comdr.

Of the men with me about 86 per cent. H. Marryatt, Yangtaze.

were killed or wounded. We had forty- Thank Merlin, surveying ship, 1,070 tons, 6 g, six camels and nine ponies shot.

1,400 h.p., Capt. F. C. C. Pasco, Labusu.

heaven, they went when they did and Minotaur, armoured cruiser (flagship Vice had they brought up their spearmen they

Admiral T. B. Jerram, C.B.) 27,000 ih.p.aust inevitably have rushed us. Capt. E. B. Kiddle, Weihaiwei. Monmouth, armoured cruiser, 9,800 tons, 22,000 b.p, Capt. B. H. F. Barttelot, M.V.O., Weihofwel. Moorhen, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns, 800 ih.p, Lt. Comdr. Alan Dixon, Canton. Newcastle, Fnd class cruiser, 4800 tors, turbin.

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However, all's well that ends well. managed to bring all my wounded along on the camels and the gun, Summers was carried on an improvised stretcher, and then began at 3 p.. a thirty-six mile

march to Burno.

At 2 am, the Acting Commissioner, who 29.000 fd, Capt. F.A. Fowlett, Weibaiwel, happened to ha in Burun met me Wo Nightingale, river gunboat, 85 108, 240 marched on into Burao, arriving at 10 Lieut. Comdr. Malcolm Murray, R.N.,.m., and evacuated it, leaving at 8 a.mn. Yangtiza.

on the following morning. Otter, torpado-boat destroyer, 385 tons, 6 gans, Libut. Comar Wilkinson, 6,300 Lh.p. Hongkong. Ribble, T.B.D., 590 tons, 7.500 1.d., 6 gans, Lieut. Comdr. E. J. G. Mackinson, Weihaiwel.

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Comdr. Seymour, Weihaiwei. Whiting, torpedo best destroyer 360 tons, 5 guus, 5,900 h.p., Lent.-Comdr. R. Nevile, Voihaiwei.

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My Somalis themselves, some of whom have been in all the big fights in this country, said they had never seen one to equal it. The Maxim gun kept going for half an hour, and then was disabled by shots,

The dervishes usually began firing about 200 yards off, and came right up to us, two being killed in the middle of us. Twice I thought they were bound to get us, and then at the critical moment hey fled away.

Their head fighting man was found dend close to us. Their losses a.re estimated officially at 200 killed, and probably the same wounded, but I think these are both under the mark, aɛ on one side of our position there were nearly 100 dead. We couldn't count them, as I was afraid they might return, and then they must have finished us.

Summers was very plucky, and didn't give way till just the end, even though wounded three times in left arm and in both legs and no bones broken! At one time during a lull in the proveedings Summers said, "Well, this'll go down to history as Duno's last stand," but be proved to be a bad prophet.

Corfield was killed outright, and I buried him there, as it wasn't safe to risk bringing the body along.

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waving one arm, not above, but below his Somehow one does not have the France has found a new hero. of the air head. -M. Adolphe Pegoatd. Already the Press spasms of horror that one anticipated. is beginning to urge upon the Govern- The monoplane looks so steady and glides ment to cake him a Chevalier of the so firmly and so straight down its gently And he deserves it, inclined course that it is hard to realise Legion of Honour, for he has again carried out his wonder that its position is anything but normal. ful feat of turning his monoplane on its And now it is giving a great wriggle. back in the air und flying upside down. There is no other word that conveya so He is so modest about it that be almost well the impression that the aeroplane convinces you that there is nothing in it makes in righting itself. First it falls at all but not if you have seen it done.

vertically again. Then the tail goes over You see that blue hole between the until it is still for a second or two. He is clouds?" said M. Pegoud to me at Buc flying upright once more, but in the this morning. "I shall begin there. reverse direction to that of his topsy He climbed into the seat of his mong tarvy

Lastly, with a quick DAILY PRIS plane. Here, my lad," he said suddenly corkscrew twist to the right, it resumes to a mechanic. Here's my puran. If the direction of the dive once more, and don't come down again it is yours. It bebold it has suddenly become an ordi- was a grim joke at such a moment. Most nary well-behaved monoplane flying of as felt a slight shiver, but M. Pegoud steadily and prosaically round the field. was smiling as usual.

But no monoplane could be prosaic for Up and round and round he went in long with M. Pegoud on board. While sweeping circles. The beautiful mono-! the

shouted "Vive plane, & fragile thing of golden brown, skimming along the dense white vales of Pegoud!" and tried to down the roar of cloads, would have been a sight to earn the engine with their shouting, Pegous anr admiration, but M. Pegoud has killed began leaping and curveting and playing He a whirligig in the air in a fantastic the interest of ordinary flying.

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