EKOWE RELIEVING COLUMN.
First Division of the Column.
Lieutenant-Colonel Law, R.A., commanding.
| Men. | ||
| Naval Brigade of H.M.S. Shah and Tenedos, except the Royal Marines of the Shah | 350 | |
| The 57th Regiment | 640 | |
| 2 companies the "Buffs" | 140 | |
| 5 companies 99th Regiment | 430 | |
| 5th Battalion N.N.C. | 1200 | |
| Mounted infantry | 70 | |
| Do. volunteers | 40 | |
| Do. natives | 130 | |
| Native foot scouts | 150 | |
| Commissariat and transport department | —— | |
| Medical department | —— | |
| Total | 1660 | whites. |
| 1480 | N.C. | |
| Grand total | 3140 | fighting men. |
| Artillery— | 2 9-pounder guns. |
| 2 24-pounder rocket tubes. | |
| 1 Gatling gun. |
There accompanied this division of the column the train of supplies for Ekowe (a month's supply for 1200 men, about 25 waggons); a train of supplies for both divisions of the column for 10 days, about 25 waggons.
Second Division of the Column.
Lieutenant-Colonel Pemberton, 60th Rifles, commanding.
| Men. | ||
| Naval Brigade of H.M.S. Boadicea | 190 | |
| Royal Marines, Shah and Boadicea | 100 | |
| 60th Rifles | 540 | |
| 91st Highlanders | 850 | |
| 4th Battalion N.N.C. | 800 | |
| Commissariat and transport department | —— | |
| Medical department | —— | |
| Total | 1680 | whites. |
| 800 | N.C. | |
| Total fighting men | 2480 | |