What is a body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men. [South Africa] As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band). James Bryce called?

impi — A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men. [South Africa] As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band). James Bryce. (Webster's 1913.)

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