Carol Ap Rhys Pryce

Who is Carol Ap Rhys Pryce?

Caryl ap Rhys Pryce was a Welshman and soldier of fortune most noted for his role in the 1911 Magonista rebellion in Baja California.

Pryce took over the command of the foreign legion in the rebellion after the slaying of its previous commander Stanley Williams. Pryce forced the property owners of the Mexicali region to contribute to his army's operations. On 9 May 1911 Pryce and his soldiers took control of Tijuana in a battle with Government Troops. Here he also instituted a regime of taxes and customs duties. With the resignation of Porfirio Díaz as president of Mexico, Pryce resigned his command of the foreign legion in the face of Ricardo Flores Magón's refusal to accept the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez.

Pryce was a direct descendent of the Welsh freedom fighter Owain Glyndwr. A British Colonial Policeman, Soldier, Officer, one of Rhodes' Rhodesia Hands.

Africa and Boer War He fought in the Matabele Rebellion with the British South Africa Police enlisting in May 1897 under the command of R.C. Nesbitt V.C.. He joined D Troop Mashontaland Division and participated at the storming of Matshayongombi's stronghold, where dynamite was used to blow the rebels out of their fortified caverns. Over the course of four days, 278 rebels surrendered, but hundreds more were entombed within the rock.Shortly afterwards, Pryce obtained a prospecting licence from the Mining Commissioner at Umtali, but his ten claims in Manica country proved fruitless