The Field Marshall said of these battles, Only god can know how terrible the fighting was at that time; guns roared like heavy rain, and the battle raged throughout the Island.
Akizungumzia ubaya wa "mapambano" haya, kiongozi wa Mapinduzi alisema: "Ni Mungu tu awezaye kuujua ubaya wa mapigano haya kwa wakati huo; risasi zilimiminika mithili ya wingu la mvua, na mashambulizi yalisambaa kisiwa chote".