On Addison galloping back to rejoin his men, the dog, a white pointer, missed him and got in amongst the rebels. These he followed, barking at them in the liveliest manner. [Illustration: PEYANA (HLONONO) SKETCH PLAN Dispositions at the beginning of the action. Scale: 1 inch = 1/2 mile, 0 500 1000 1500 yards REFERENCE A = _Neck._ B = _Peyana hill._ C = _Gun position._ D = _N.C. position._ E = _Where decoys were seen._ F = _Trig. beacon._ N.C., etc. _See Abbreviations._ (crescent) = _The enemy._ (dashes) = _Scrub and swamp._ _Line of troops' advance is from Thring's Post viâ F towards E._ _Retreat of Impi 1 as per arrows; Impi 2 made off through bush in its rear towards Umvoti R._] FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 251: Nkandhla column: C squadron N.C.; N.D.M.R.; Z.M.R.; 150 N.P.; pompom section, N.F.A.; and 3 companies N.R. The N.P. at this time had only one officer, Sub-Inspector F.B.E. White. Royston was, at the same time, given command of a column, known as Royston's Brigade, consisting of R.H.; D.L.I.; 4 companies, B, C, G, and H, Natal Rangers; and one section, 15 pounders, B battery, N.F.A. Before the O.C. Troops left Nomangci, his Intelligence Officer, Capt. E.J.B. Hosking, asked for a squadron in order to search for Bambata's body, said to be lying in the Mome gorge. The application however, could not be granted, as there were no men to spare, and because McKenzie realized that, if Bambata was dead, his body could no doubt be recovered later. Under the circumstances, it was certainly wiser to act on the assumption, weak though it was, that Bambata was still at large, than on the far stronger one that he was already dead, and that, therefore, absolute proof of such fact was necessary.] [Footnote 252: From _ufa_ or _ulufa_, a crack.] [Footnote 253: Conclusive as is the evidence as to Bambata's death, strong rumours nevertheless got afloat shortly after the Rebellion that he was still alive and in hiding, first in one part of Zululand then in another. To this day, there are Natives and Europeans who believe the rumours, but such beliefs have probably been formed without due consideration of the facts here set forth. For the most part, they rest on the mere fact that Bambata's wife, Siyekiwe, did not go into mourning. Under normal conditions, this would undoubtedly have been an important criterion, but the conditions were clearly very abnormal.] [Footnote 254: This officer had been to explain more thoroughly than could be done on paper the particular problems that confronted the troops at Nkandhla.] [Footnote 255: It was composed as follows: N.D.M.R. (with one Maxim), 198; Z.M.R. (with three Rexer guns), 99; N.P., 147; N.R. (three companies, A, D and E), 290; N.F.A. (one 15-pounder and two pompoms), 26; departmental corps, 19; staff, 11. Total, 790. There were also Native levies (Lieut. W.H. London).]