The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . ore than 10289 WORLD WAR, 1917 VIII. Vnited States and the War: aGerman U-boat Campaign WORLD WAR, 1917 120 strong, but behind them was a British mount-ed brigade made up in part of Indian cavalry, inpart of South African burghers, and twenty milesto the west, though in touch with the mountedmen, was the Numb
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . ore than 10289 WORLD WAR, 1917 VIII. Vnited States and the War: aGerman U-boat Campaign WORLD WAR, 1917 120 strong, but behind them was a British mount-ed brigade made up in part of Indian cavalry, inpart of South African burghers, and twenty milesto the west, though in touch with the mountedmen, was the Number i Column of the Britishposted at the confluence of the Rovuma and theBangalla river, a tributary flowing in from thenorth. Judging these obstacles to be insurmount-able, aware that the British, now informed of hiswhereabouts, would speedily close in upon him, andbelieving the end of the campaign to be at hand,Tafel sent out a flag of truce. On November 28he surrendered with his entire force. Von Lettow-Vorbeck, it was estimated, had with him 320 whitesand 2,500 blacks, about 1,500 of the latter veterancombatants. To prevent him from breaking awayto the south over the Rovuma, a body of Portu-guese native troops, 900 strong, under the com-mand of Major Pinto, had been moved up to. COUNT VON BERNSTORFF Ngomani where the main river is joined from thesouth by the Lugendi. Unfortunately Pinto doesnot appear to have been a very energetic officer,and while he was laying out his camp at Ngomani,von Lettow-Vorbeck, unopposed, crossed the Ro-vuma higher up stream; carried out a swift en-circling march; and fell unexpectedly upon thePortuguese position. Pintos camp at Ngomaniwas on the south bank of the Rovuma, and he waslooking for attack from the farther side of theriver. Instead he found himself assailed from therear. In the defence he. lost his life, and the casu-alties of his corps, outnumbered by two to one,were heavy. The 700 or so who survived capitu-lated. Von Lctlow-Vorbeck th
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