Word: guerrillas
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Twelve thousand cartridges were fired last week by Mexican soldiers in the Cañon de Mazabampo, between 9 a. m. and 3 p. m., as the perennial guerrilla war (TIME, Oct. 4) to subdue rebellious Yaqui Indian tribes continued. Killed by the 12,000 shots were three Indians; wounded, seven; subdued and captured...
While the fanatically brave, nomadic Druses of Syria were waging guerrilla rebellion against the French (1922-27) it was several times stated by correspondents that the French commanders from General Maurice Sarrail down were wantonly cruel in suppressing the rebellion, and, in some cases, incompetent. Naturally the French Government could take only one attitude toward such charges at the time, flat denial; but last week War Minister Paul Painleve said before the Senate Military Committee in answer to a question: "I cannot deny that the War Ministry holds General Michaud sufficiently responsible for the wiping out of the column under...
...what guerrilla warfare was the U. S. engaged last week...
There was every indication last week that the rebellious Druses who have long fiercely resisted the attempts of France to administer Syria as a League Mandate, are continuing their guerrilla raids upon the French forces, which, with their European war equipment, easily rout these rude but courageous semi-savages whenever an actual pitched battle occurs...
French detachments in Syria have been sorely harried. Reports have been fragmentary and contradictory, agreeing only in presenting a story of native unrest and guerrilla warfare. Some 1,500 Bedouins were reported to have assaulted Damascus, been repulsed by French cavalry, to have prepared for another onslaught, to have captured an outpost. The French fort of Sueida with a garrison of 200 was besieged by the Druse tribe . . . An airplane endeavoring to drop provisions was shot down. Another dropped a bomb on a group of natives, reported 40 killed and wounded. . . A French General was wounded while riding...