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They drove in two pickets of the 24th, and pressed forward
vigorously. Lieutenant Climo with two companies advanced up the hill to
meet them, supported by the fire of two guns of the Mountain Battery. A
bayonet charge was completely successful. The officers were close enough
to make effective use of their revolvers. Nine bodies of the enemy were
left on the ground, and a standard was captured. The tribesmen then drew
off, and the garrison prepared for the attack, which they knew would
come with the dark.
As the evening drew on the enemy were observed assembling in ever-
increasing numbers. Great crowds of them could be seen streaming along
the Chakdara road, and thickly dotting the hills with spots of white.
They all wore white as yet. The news had not reached Buner, and the
sombre-clad warriors of Ambeyla were still absent. The glare of the
flames from the north camp was soon to summon them to the attack of
their ancient enemies. The spectacle as night fell was strange, ominous,
but not unpicturesque.


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