Letter from William Hoffman to HMS, telling him about a Batelela revolt against the advance guard of Baron Dhanis’s expedition and the murder of Commissioner General Gustave Leroi, mentioning the advancement of the Batelelas on Baron Dhanis and his own precarious situation, “I shall died (sic) not a coward but as a brave soldier who fought for his King”, Yambuya, 13 April 1897

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS, telling him about a Batelela revolt against the advance guard of Baron Dhanis’s expedition and the murder of Commissioner General Gustave Leroi, mentioning the advancement of the Batelelas on Baron Dhanis and his own precarious situation, “I shall died (sic) not a coward but as a brave soldier who fought for his King”, Yambuya, 13 April 1897, SA.1913. Archives Henry Morton Stanley.

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS, telling him about a Batelela revolt against the advance guard of Baron Dhanis’s expedition and the murder of Commissioner General Gustave Leroi, mentioning the advancement of the Batelelas on Baron Dhanis and his own precarious situation, “I shall died (sic) not a coward but as a brave soldier who fought for his King”, Yambuya, 13 April 1897, SA.1913. Archives Henry Morton Stanley. Accédé July 16, 2025.