On the principle “Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed saepe cadendo,” we have taken innumerable little peeps at them, and have now “marked down” these impis and their belongings in their separate strongholds, a result that we could never have gained had we gone in strong parties.
The Strongholds in the Matopos
Our outposts were at Hope Fountain, Kami, Mabukutwane, and Fig Tree. From these we reconnoitred, passing through the enemy’s scouts on the north bank of the Umzingwane, and marking the positions of the impis in the hills by their fires, tracks, etc.
| A, | Inugu; Imbēsa’s impi of youngwarriors; women; cattle. | E, | Sikombo’s women and cattle. |
| F, | Inyanda’s impi. | ||
| B, | Chilili; women and cattle. | G, | Sikombo’s impi. |
| C, | Babyan and Priest of M’limo. | H, | Mnyakavula’s impi. |
| D, | Babyan’s impi. | K, | Umlugulu’s impi. |
Inugu Mountain, A