Rock was not impressed with the pathetic retinue assigned for
his protection. Many of the ‘guards’ were mere boys of 14 or 15, and they were armed
with rusty Austrian-made muzzle loading rifles dating back to 1857. According
to Rock, the guards were more trouble than they were worth, due to their
penchant for plundering every settlement they passed through.
“They settle on a village like flies on a pie, and rarely pay
for what they eat, but bully the farmers ...” he noted.
To the disgust of the soldiers, Rock made a point of making
them pay for everything they took.
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