But so well did Galazi handle the young men, and so fiercely did they fight beneath his eye, that before they could be killed or driven back all the force of the Halakazi was doing battle with them.

Ay, and twice Galazi charged with such as he could gather, and twice he checked the Halakazi rush, throwing them into confusion, till at length company was mixed with company and regiment with regiment.

But it might not endure, for now more than half the young men were down, and the rest were being pushed back up the hill, fighting madly.
But all this while Umslopogaas and the veterans sat in their ranks upon the brow of the slope and watched.

"Those Swazi dogs have a fool for their general," quoth Umslopogaas.

"He has no men left to fall back on, and Galazi has broken his array and mixed his regiments as milk and cream are mixed in a bowl.