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19th May 2004H.B Pulleine, Camp Commander Islandwana.
By David Alan Gardner
Poor Pulleine had a tough job on the day of the battle, from an early start, things went from bad to worse.

Could the unenviable situation he inherited been improved upon?- did he do as well as could have been expected?

Could things have been any different?
DateReplies
2nd June 2004AMB
David,

Where does one start?

He could have laagered his waggons; he could have not over-extended his line; and at the first sign of the Zulu, he could have formed square. He did not do any of these. He failed to conduct a proper estimate of the situation and payed the price.

Hey, all too easily said sat at this PC and not just about to have 20k + Zulus run at me!

AMB
2nd June 2004David Alan Gardner
Hi AMB,

I think you are entirely right!

David