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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539717" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Rebel Surprise Near Tamai</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas on the 22nd of March, in the year 1885,<br>That the Arabs rushed like a mountain torrent in full drive,<br>And quickly attacked General M'Neill's transport-zereba,<br>But in a short time they were forced to withdraw. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in the suddenness of surprise the men were carried away,<br>Also camels, mules, and horses were thrown into wild disarray,<br>By thousands of the Arabs that in ambush lay,<br>But our brave British heroes held the enemy at bay. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was a multitude of camels heaped upon one another,<br>Kicking and screaming, while many of them did smother,<br>Owing to the heavy pressure of the entangled mass,<br>That were tramping o'er one another as they lay on the grass. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The scene was indescribable, and sickening to behold,<br>To see the mass of innocent brutes lying stiff and cold,<br>And the moaning cries of them were pitiful to hear,<br>Likewise the cries of the dying men that lay wounded in the rear. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then General McNeill ordered his men to form in solid square,<br>Whilst deafening shouts and shrieks of animals did tend the air,<br>And the rush of stampeded camels made a fearful din,<br>While the Arabs they did yell, and fiendishly did grin. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the gallant Marines formed the east side of the square,<br>While clouds of dust and smoke did darken the air,<br>And on the west side the Berkshire were engaged in the fight,<br>Firing steadily and cooly with all their might. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Still camp followers were carried along by the huge animal mass,<br>And along the face of the zereba 'twas difficult to pass,<br>Because the mass of brutes swept on in wild dismay,<br>Which caused the troops to be thrown into disorderly array. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Indians and Bluejackets were all mixed together back to back,<br>And for half-an-hour the fire and din didn't slack;<br>And none but steady troops could have stood that fearful shock,<br>Because against overwhelming numbers they stood as firm as a rock. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Arabs crept among the legs of the animals without any dread,<br>But by the British bullets many were killed dead,<br>And left dead on the field and weltering in their gore,<br>Whilst the dying moans of the camels made a hideous roar. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then General McNeill to his men did say,<br>Forward! my lads, and keep them at bay!<br>Come, make ready, my men, and stand to your arms,<br>And don't be afraid of war's alarms </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So forward! and charge them in front and rear,<br>And remember you are fighting for your Queen and country dear,<br>Therefore, charge them with your bayonets, left and right,<br>And we'll soon put this rebel horde to flight. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then forward at the bayonet-charge they did rush,<br>And the rebel horde they soon did crush;<br>And by the charge of the bayonet they kept them at bay,<br>And in confusion and terror they all fled away. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Marines held their own while engaged hand-to-hand,<br>And the courage they displayed was really very grand;<br>But it would be unfair to praise one corps more than another,<br>Because each man fought as if he'd been avenging the death of a brother. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Berkshire men and the Naval Brigade fought with might and main,<br>And, thank God! the British have defeated the Arabs again,<br>And have added fresh laurels to their name,<br>Which will be enrolled in the book of fame. <br>'Tis lamentable to think of the horrors of war,<br>That men must leave their homes and go abroad afar,<br>To fight for their Queen and country in a foreign land,<br>Beneath the whirlwind's drifting scorching sand. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But whatsoever God wills must come to pass,<br>The fall of a sparrow, or a tiny blade of grass;<br>Also, man must fall at home by His command,<br>Just equally the same as in a foreign land.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Topaz+McGonagall">William Topaz McGonagall</a><div class=q>
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That the Arabs rushed like a mountain torrent in full drive,
And quickly attacked General M'Neill's transport-zereba,
But in a short time they were forced to withdraw. 

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