British patrol attacked at dawn.

Here are some pictures of the surprise attack on the patrol.   The attack was launched at dawn.  All full account of this unwarranted attack can be found here :Duplicity-abounds

One regular unit (yellow) in the middle artillery unit, the far unit tribesmen.

Tribesmens attack and find out the metal of British troops

The enemy is beating back.


At this point the British retreat in good order.  As they had no way to defend against the artillery unit.  The

loses where 1 KIA and two captured do to their wounds.  The overall commander is making plans to recover the 

troops that have been capture.