Ducaysane: was siyad bare alive at 1898. here is the difference between idoor who fall to thier knees when they see white dude and OG who kick thier ass
On the 22nd of June 1898 a patrol of 41 Sikhs, including Rifleman Butta Singh, under Jemadar Radha Singh was sent out on reconnaissance from Helishid. They were ambushed by a large force of Ogaden and suffered very heavily, losing 27 killed, including the Jemadar, and 4 wounded (Rifleman Butta Singh was twice wounded). Apparently the party was caught without fixed bayonets and the enemy got among them before they had time to use their rifles. In this affair great gallantry was shown by rifleman Butta Singh, who, though twice wounded, and carrying Rifleman Maya Singh who was severely wounded, executed a very skillful firing retirement with four of his comrades, two of whom were also wounded. There is no doubt that these men were only able to return to Helishid due to Rifleman Butta Singh's quick and effective actions. He was at once promoted to Naik and subsequently received the 3rd Class of the Indian Order of Merit for his gallantry. The official citation for this award reads:
"Naik Butta Singh, 4th Bombay Rifles, was granted the 3 rd Class, Order of Merit, for conspicuous gallantry in action near Helishid, on Lake Wama, East Africa, on the 22nd June, 1898, on which occasion, though twice severely wounded himself, he went to the assistance of Sepoy Maya Singh, who was mortally wounded, and after driving off several parties of the enemy, finally brought Maya Singh into camp with the assistance of two other sepoys. (G.G. O. 137 of 1899)."
Butta Singh's richly deserved award was the only gallantry decoration granted for this campaign. It is not known how long Butta Singh had served with the 4th Bombay Rifles, but it is certainly a significant feat of arms that, as a rifleman, he had the composure, the leadership skills, and enough understanding of field tactics to execute this withdrawal against such overwhelming odds with such few men.
The following day, after the attack on Naik Butta Singh's reconnaissance patrol it was feared that Helishid might be attacked. Lieutenant Bickford was sent forward to Helishid from Yonti with 100 men. They passed over the ground of the disaster of the day before and found that the enemy had carried off all the arms and ammunition of the men who had been killed.
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I have to start doing research on those two groups specially reer wamo...why do they call them reer wamo and do they only inhabit Kismayo
