The rebels crossed the border at Carlisle, then made their way to Newcastle upon Tyne.
The uprising is ultimately defeated; the rebels cross the border to refuge in Finland.
Three weeks ago Sudanese-backed Chadian rebels crossed the border into Chad from Darfur.
A soldier at a military checkpoint instructed us to drive quickly; just ahead, he said, is a sweep of land where the rebels sometimes cross.
"The rebels don't cross before dark," Grace Acan agreed.
One brigade found a ford, crossed, and attacked the rebels in their flank.
The other 200,000 rebels were crossing Ugeumchi.
As Brazilian officials acknowledge, rebels regularly cross the border to buy food and medicine at accessible border settlements where they do not fear capture.
The rebels then crossed the river, although 100 of them deserted and ran off.
There was some fear that rebels from Virginia would cross into Ohio through Bellaire.