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2nd December 2003Looking for the following book.
Started by David Counter
My dad wants me to get him the following book for christmas but i cant find it listed anywhere "Rorke's Drift - By Those That Were There"... (click to view)
Latest Post: 12th December 2003
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25th September 2003Chard at Ulundi
Started by Steven Sass
It being documented that John Chard was at the battle of Ulundi, are there any accounts of his actions there?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 11th December 2003
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8th December 2003the 24th's involvment in america
Started by l.j.knight
i am currently reading..John Burgoyne of saratoga by james lunt, the24th were with the advance corps in the expedition from canada in 1777. but the bo... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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7th December 200322nd jan 2004
Started by Neil Aspinshaw
I will be at Isandlwana and RD on the 22nd Jan 2004. We all correspond (nay..spar!) on this site, whats the chance of us all meeting up at the 24th me... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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6th December 2003!879 - Zululand's size and population.
Started by John Lewis
I should be obliged if someone could let me know the size and population of Zululand at the time of the 1879 invasion. I want to compare the figures ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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4th December 2003Drummer Boys - the myth becomes reality.
Started by John Young
Rather than have this lost by posting it in the discussion of last month relating to drummer boys, I thought it best to start a new post on it. I k... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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30th November 2003Cork Helmet Peak
Started by Carl Daeche
Can anyone confirm the shape of the peak on the zulu war period helmets. I have seen both a pointed peak and a more rounded version. Was it ad-hoc o... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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25th November 2003shop
Started by Arthur Bainbridge
Am I the only person having problems opening the shop page on this web site or have others ecperienced problems.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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6th December 2003Contacting Ian Knight
Started by Omar Khokhar
Any one know, is it possible to contact Ian Knight? If so how? How can I write to Ian Knight?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 8th December 2003
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25th November 2003Zulu Dawn on DVD
Started by jock
Just seen the release date for Zulu Dawn on DVD , ... PLAY .COM will have it in stock next year ..check out there link http://www.play.com/play247.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 8th December 2003
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25th November 2003PROVOST / MILITARY POLICE DURING THE WAR
Started by AMB
Dear All, I can find no account of members of the Military Mounted Police being deployed to either Natal or Zululand during the war. Can anyone th... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th December 2003
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19th November 2003Monmouthshire - the hot potato
Started by Alan Critchley
Once again I feel I must raise the topic of where Monmouthshire belongs, then and now. I'd like to lay this one to rest once and for all. On referin... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th December 2003
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19th November 2003Glyn
Started by Andy Whitehead
Have just read a superb book by Adrian Greaves titled simply Rorkes Drift. He mentions that Glyn - made scapegoat with Durnford for the loss of the re... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th December 2003
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1st December 2003Colenso
Started by Peter Ewart
Hope we all remembered him yesterday on the 150th anniversary of his consecration (& of the creation of the Diocese of Natal). Good to learn that... (click to view)
Latest Post: 4th December 2003
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17th November 2003Duke of Cambridge's censure of Richard Harrison
Started by John Young
Does anyone have details of the letter of censure sent by the Duke of Cambridge to Colonel Richard Harrison, Royal Engineers, over his conduct relatin... (click to view)
Latest Post: 3rd December 2003
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28th November 2003Gatling Guns for No. 3 Column
Started by Adrian Wright
I'm curious to know if lord Chelmsford ever contemplated having a Gatling gun/s accompany column no. three's advance into Zululand in Janurary 1879. I... (click to view)
Latest Post: 2nd December 2003
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1st December 2003Fate of Dabulamanzi?
Started by John Philllips
Forgive if this has already been addressed, but is it known whether the Zulu commander at Rorkes Drift was ever punished by Cetsheweyo for disobeying ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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21st November 2003flogging
Started by l.j.knight
i have read and led to believe that at the time of the A.Z.W.flogging on the whole was being phased out in the british army. why then under chelmsford... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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16th November 2003The Natal Mercury
Started by Jonathan Hicks
I wonder if I may call on the assistance of members to aid me in my research? I have come across several references to a supplement to The Natal Mercu... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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6th November 2003Lt Melvill home in 1878?
Started by Martin Everett
Did Lt Melvill come home to England in early 1878. Please do not quote Mac & Shad or O'Morre Creagh or the Melvill family at me - they are all fr... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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