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Did you know... that rebel fighters pursued their fleeing enemies during the Battle of Kembogo because they wanted new boots?
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... that rebel fighters pursued their fleeing enemies during the Battle of Kembogo because they wanted new boots?
Source: Kainerugaba, Muhoozi (2010). Battles of the Ugandan Resistance: A Tradition of Maneuver. Kampala: Fountain Publishers, p. 133, quote: "'Our men were all intent on physically laying hands on the enemy' continued Kavuma. Somebody had put out the word that Special Brigade had recently been supplied with new boots; it became the personal mission of every soldier in Mobile Brigade to get a pair".