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Wonderful tribute to Mike written by Ian Knight. Thanks admin for the link. Ron
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Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:37 pm |
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JB, Not certain, but he should be according to Hart's!! How about sending the poor image of him that you have to my private email? RB
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Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:10 pm |
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Seems Spalding was quite the scholar translating Pushkin from Russian to English----see:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YCtGS0GklIQJ:blog.stephenleary.com/2007_12_01_archive ...
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Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:00 am |
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I believe this might be the brochure for the painting in question:
http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/yy277/rshee434/?action=view¤t=DeNeuville1.jpg
http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/y ...
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Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:57 pm |
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JB, Glad Fred and Charles are finally on their way here, No, the SA F-W is not for you. Now I do have a BW period cabinet of F-W that could be yours.
Sorry I erred on the RN officer and accola ...
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:34 pm |
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And this one of Forestier-Walker by a Cape Town photographer. On the reverse in period ink "Colonel Walker."
Ron Sheeley
http://picasaweb.google.com/NappieIII/ColonelForestierWalker#
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Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:56 pm |
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Lt. Col. Edward Durnford's letter to the "Times" on the first anniversary of Isandlwana
On the first anniversary of Isandlwana 1-22-80 the London "Times" published an article ...
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:29 pm |
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Coll, you might be interested in seeing these two Prince Imperial bronzes.
Ron Sheeley
http://picasaweb.google.com/NappieIII/PrinceImperialOnHorsebackFigures#
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:03 pm |
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mons14,
I note there is a new book by Ian Knight coming out on Isandlwana. I found it on Amazon-UK. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yesterdays-Blood-Battle-Isandlwana-1879/dp/1405091 ...
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Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:31 pm |
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Check out this interesting Victorian music sheet. Ron Sheeley
http://picasaweb.google.com/NappieIII/HonourToTheBraveComposedAndDedicatedToTheHeroesOfRorkeSDriftMajorsBromheadChard#536246512799251 ...
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Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:50 am |
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I have a circa 1860s or early 70s photograph of Cecil D'Arcy of the Cape Mounted Rifles in an amateur theatrical production in King William's Town. He is costumed as a female. If anyone is intereste ...
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Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:13 pm |
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AMB,
No, the Lawson Wood sketch of the Prince Imperial's death has not been published. It currently resides, mounted up in one of my Zulu War albums. Ron
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Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:54 am |
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Check this original out for another interesting portrayal of the Prince Imperial's last moments drawn in pen and ink by the noted illustrator Lawson Wood. Ron Sheeley
http://picasaweb.google.com/N ...
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:30 pm |
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Petty Officer Tom, I have a 1879 letter written by Commander F. Romilly of the HMS Boadicea in which he mentions some interesting observations about Cetshwayo and being shot at by Zulus. If you'd li ...
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:44 pm |
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Petty Officer Tom,
Have you tried Letters from Afghanistan, 1878-80, and from Kaffraria and Zululand, 1877-78-79 from Lieut. W. Des. V. Hamilton, R.N., (of H.M.S. "Active") printed by t ...
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