▁Fritz ▁and ▁Rosa ▁Ram se yer , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁nine - month ▁old ▁son , ▁Fritz chen , ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁As ante ▁troops ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁army ▁captain , ▁Ad ub off our ▁while ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁official ▁assignment ▁in ▁An um . ▁ ▁Ram se yer ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁An um ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁As ante ▁army ▁were ▁in ▁An um ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁the ▁Ak w am uh ene ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Kre pis , ▁now ▁P ek i ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁As ante ▁army ▁defeated ▁the ▁An um ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁trib al ▁conflict . ▁ ▁The ▁Ak w am u ▁used ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁P ek i ▁to ▁pun ish ▁their ▁neighbour , ▁An um . ▁  On ▁rum ours ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁An um , ▁Ram se yer ▁noted ▁in ▁his ▁di ary , ▁“ We ▁scarcely ▁believed ▁anything ▁we ▁heard , ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁mixed ▁population ▁of ▁young ▁and ▁old ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁danger ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁im min ent .” ▁The ▁Ram sey ers ▁hoped ▁the ▁cord ial ▁relationship ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁n atives ▁of ▁An um ▁would ▁ins ulate ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁He ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁enemy ▁was ▁only ▁interested ▁in