Advance of hostile forces at Jassini. Reconnaissance in view of a possible battle. Advance of the German Companies against the English positions. Surprise and surrounding of the entrenched enemy. Bad fighting of the Arab Corps. Gallant defence by the enemy. Difficult situation of the attackers. The enemy hoists the white flag. CHAPTER VII.: GUERILLA WARFARE AND FURTHER PREPARATIONS 63 Necessity for economizing men and stores. Care of the wounded. A wireless message from home. Raids in the Longido district. “A damned good piece of work.” Despatch of patrols to destroy the railway. Suffering and death in the steppe. Arrival of a relief ship. Feverish manufacture of ammunition. An advance near Oldorobo Mountain. Abundance of raw material and lack of finished articles. New industries to supply our needs. Roadmaking. Increase in numbers and fighting value of the troops. CHAPTER VIII.: AWAITING THE GREAT OFFENSIVE. ENERGETIC USE OF THE TIME AVAILABLE 73 CHAPTER IX.: THE SUBSIDIARY THEATRES OF WAR. GUERILLA WARFARE ASHORE AND AFLOAT UNTIL NEW YEAR, 1916 82 Hostile Masai attack on Lake Victoria. The _Königsberg_ on the Rufiji. Her glorious end. Another success near Kilimandjaro. Determined attacks on the English railway. Attack and occupation of the English Camp on Kasigao Mountain. The enemy’s measures for protecting the railway. Fighting in the bush. Consideration of the possibility of resisting an attack by large hostile forces. Preparations for retiring to the South. Removal of stores. Determined defence of the position on Oldorobo Mountain. The new _Mungu_. PART II THE CONCENTRIC ATTACK BY SUPERIOR FORCES (From the arrival of the South African Troops to the loss of the Colony) CHAPTER I.: THE ENEMY’S ATTACK AT OLDOROBO MOUNTAIN 103 Several advances by the enemy. The fantastic armoured cars. The artillery combat. The South African troops. Alleged cruel orders by the enemy. Reinforcement of the enemy near Mount Longido. Fight with an Indian patrol. Chivalry of the white officers. Our brave Askari and the misleading of the English. CHAPTER II.: FURTHER ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY AND THE ACTION AT REATA 108 Spies at work. The routes of the enemy’s advance. Possibilities of defence. The enemy attacks at Kitovo Mountain. The strong position on the line Reata-Kitovo. The _Königsberg’s_ gun. Reconnaissance by hostile cavalry. The enemy’s attack and attempt to surround us. Occupation of new defensive positions. The enemy’s withdrawal to Taveta. After the battle. Renewed forward movement by the enemy. Headquarters at Neusteglitz. A second relief ship. CHAPTER III.: RETREAT BEFORE OVERWHELMING HOSTILE PRESSURE 119