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have seen, there was some attempt by a few die- 

 hards to carry out this plan of campaign, and work 

 across Rhodesia for the purpose of uniting with 

 the German East forces. 



As for the campaign in the Cameroons, it had 

 ended with the German forces, as a last resource, 

 crossing into Spanish territory, preferring intern- 

 ment to capture. 



There was never any doubt in most of our minds 

 as to what Von Lettow's last move would and 

 must be ; yet in spite of all this, and in spite of 

 the example and fate of the Portuguese force at 

 Newala a year before, a large Portuguese force 

 with great supplies of arms and ammunition, but 

 totally unsupported by any British troops, was 

 allowed to collect at Ngomano at the junction of 

 the Rovuma and Lugenda rivers. The German 

 leader, as at Newala, left the rich prize to ripen 

 till the very last moment, and then, crossing the 

 Rovuma, scattered the Portuguese with one 

 sharp attack. The serious part of all this was 

 the great number of maxims and rifles and the 

 amount of ammunition that fell into his hands. 

 Destroying their German weapons (for which 

 ammunition had by that time run perilously low), 

 the whole force was rearmed with new Portuguese 

 •256 Mausers, with ammunition more than 

 sufficient. 



Thus rearmed, and with every available porter 

 and local Shensi loaded with boxes of their new 

 ammunition, the enemy moved leisurely south 



