Tolu Manatu Incident: Difference between revisions

On the morning as the Daxians prepared to leave the village a dispute arose over the apparent rape of a local woman, a thing of no great consecuence for sailors at sea. The Daxians refused to hand over the culprit and a fight ensued, all previous good will forgotten. The musquets and scale armor of the newcomers were used to great effect, leaving dozens of natives dead or dying. Unbeknownst to Huang Mao a few of the survivors had fled into the jungle to call for aid from a local chieftain subordinate to Tola Manatu. Huang Mao had his men hang a Qian banner from the tallest hut in the fishing village, claiming it for Daxia and then had his men put the survivors in manacles. The Daxians began the march up the coast back to their fortified camp with their prisoners in tow, stopping mid afternoon to eat their rations at the beach. Suddenly scores of tribesmen emerged from the treeline and began throwing missiles at the Daxian party including arrows, javelins and bolas. Under fire the Daxians formed a crescent formation with those with shields at the front and muskets and crossbows behind them. The skirmish and exchange of missile fire went on for a few minutes before the natives retreated into the trees, leaving two Daxians dead to six natives. The incident shook the Daxian confidence and they hastened back to their camp but not before executing their prisoners and mutilating the bodies(by cutting off their ears) in retaliation. Back in camp, Huang Mao ordered that the trees around the radius of the camp be cleared out and more wooden stakes be added to the perimeter. He also ordered the construction of an observation tower to give them advance warning of enemy parties.

==Aftermath==

==See Also==

* [[Sudmoll Expedition]]