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''Twapela umuchinshi kuli bonse abashipa abalwile mu nkondo iyi'' | ''Twapela umuchinshi kuli bonse abashipa abalwile mu nkondo iyi'' | ||
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which means ''we honour all brave soldiers in this war''. (More Africans than Europeans fought and died on both sides in the | which means ''we honour all brave soldiers in this war''. (More Africans than Europeans fought and died on both sides in the East African campaign, thousands more Africans who served as porters (sometimes under force) also died, and the civilian population suffered tremendously).<ref>Fred Reid: ''In Search of Willie Patterson: A Scottish Soldier in the Age of Imperialism'' Cualann Press, Dunfermaline (2002). p.121.</ref> | ||
The message given to General von Lettow-Vorbeck was a telegram sent to Croad which read: <blockquote> | The message given to General von Lettow-Vorbeck was a telegram sent to Croad which read: <blockquote> | ||
