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Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s. On the further side of the river was stationeda large force of Matabele, the amajakas ofthe Royal Regiment and others. These youngwarriors, suspecting that the two white men werethe scouts of some patrol that was advancing toattack them, at first made hostile demonstrations ;and it was, possibly, fortunate for Dawson andRiley that the Shangani was full at the time andquite impassable. The river did not subside untilFebruary 22nd ; but in the meanwhile Dawsonand the indunas of the regiments opposite com-municated with each other by shouting acrossthe swollen stream. Dawson thus succeeded 116 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. in delivering his message of peace, allajed theapprehension of the Matabele, and estabhshedfriendly relations with them. On the 22nd somemen swam acrossthe river to Daw-son, and he wasenabled to more ■^/ of the mission was thus effected, and the rapidpacification of the country was insured. Dawson found at this deadly spot not c^nly **<. ■■■■ ■-.
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ZlMliABWE KRAAL. fully explain to them the treatment they wouldreceive if they came in. On February 23rd the two white men crossedthe river. This district must be excessively pes-tilential, for out of the thousands of Matabelewhom Dawson found on the further bank of theShangani, there was scarcel) a man who was notdown with fever, while numbers had perished.Their condition was most pitiable : many lookedmore like skeletons than men. Dawson foundthat even the young amajakas, weakened anddispirited by the sufferings they had undergone,had no heart for further fighting, but wereanxious to come in. Dawson succeeded inconvincing them that the white men, far fromwishing to kill those who had fought in thewar, respected these men most, and would treatthem honourably. Umjan, who conducted the ne-gotiations, was rejoiced to hear this, and said heknew the white indunas meant the Matabele well,for had they not sent to them as envojs the oldfriends of their people, Dawson and Riley, whomthey trus

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