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significant casualties. Shortly after noon, the Afghan infantry began the attack and the
Grenadiers were heavily involved in the attempts to repulse the constant attacks, inflicting heavy casualties on the Afghans. At about 1:00 pm the
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419:, who had been positioned to the left of the Grenadiers, were attacked; they eventually wavered in the face of such an overwhelming force, straight into the ranks of the Grenadiers. The battery of the
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in July 1916. The port—which had, for the most part, been abandoned—was, indeed, successfully captured. Some of von Lettow-Vorbeck's forces had remained to snipe at the Indian forces; these
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besieged. The garrison held out for nine months before negotiating a settlement which permitted it safe passage back to
British territory. Its actions earned the regiment the
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that saw both sides sustain heavy casualties which compelled von Lettow-Vorbeck to avoid pitched battles with the
British forces. Due to this defeat, the British garrison in
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on 22 April 1903. The operations against the 'Mad Mullah' did not conclude until 1905 with the signing of a peace agreement—the Mullah gained some territory in
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with the Allies on 30 October. The First World War finally ended on 11 November 1918 with the signing of the
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Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta
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subsequently withdrew and the Grenadiers, as well as the rest of the Indian forces, fled towards the
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proved to be quite a deadly nuisance that required intense patrolling to remove the threat. For the
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involvement in the campaign it was awarded the Theatre Honour "East Africa 1914–16".
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