Friday, January 11, 2013

Slay 500 Moors In Battle.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 11, 1913:
French Column Puts Its Assailants to Flight with Heavy Loss.
    MOGADOR, Morocco, Jan. 10.— A French column, commanded by Col. Amedée Gueydon de Dives, fought a severe battle to-day with a large body of Moors, whom they routed with a loss of 500 killed. Twelve French soldiers were killed and sixty wounded.
    The Moors attacked the French troops twenty miles east of Mogador, where they were guarding the lines of communication in Southern Morocco.

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