rorkesdriftvc.com :: View topic - Zulus! Anglo-Zulu War Celebrity Speaker Day

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:18 pm

Saturday 25 February 2012
10.30am - 5.30pm

National Army Museum, London

In 1879 Britain, the largest imperial power in the world went to war against a small tribal nation. In the first battle of the war, against all the odds, the might of the British Army was crushed by the tenacious Zulu warriors. 133 years on, the Anglo-Zulu War continues to captivate the public interest.

To explore the history of this fascinating conflict the National Army Museum has brought together a group of Anglo-Zulu War scholars for a series of talks.

Speakers to include:

* Ian Knight - Colonel Durnford at Isandlwana: Hero or Villain?
* John Laband - The Ambivalent Zulu Use of Firearms from the Perspective of the Zulu Military Culture
* Bill Cainan/Paul Bryant-Quinn - Wales and the Zulu War

* Standard: �15.00
* Concession: �12.50

Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:

* Telephone: 020 7881 6600
* At the Museum

Or by going to this link

http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/targeted-talks/zulus-anglo-zulu-war-celebrity-speaker-day

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:28 am

I sense another get-together. Can sniff the curry from here, Mel.

P.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:33 pm

Peter,
Funny you should say that. So can I. Smile

Looks like a good programme. Count me in.

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:46 pm

To explore the history of this fascinating conflict the National Army Museum has brought together a group of Anglo-Zulu War scholars for a series of talks.

I hasten to point out that Bill C is the Anglo-Zulu War scholar on our gig: I'm just there hold the visual aids ...

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:57 pm

Mel & Peter,

I hope I'll be able to attend also, another curry night would be great.

Regards,

Dewi.

P.S. Paul did you receive my PM?

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:32 am

We may have a problem here - I thought I was holding Paul's visual aids !!!

Bill

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:33 am

Dewi

Bore da!

I did get your e-mail, but I've been a bit snowed under these last few weeks. I'll look some documents for you as soon as I get a chance.

Hwyl am y tro,

Paul

Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:18 pm

Paul,

Diolch yn fawr (Thank you very much).

Hwyl fawr,

Dewi.

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:51 pm

Just realised I still haven't booked my place - nor arranged yet for my brother to put me up in London, which will ease my participation in the "post-match activities." Who else is going?

P.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:10 pm

Sadly, I will be otherwise engaged.

Is it planned to collect the lectures in bookform for later publication?

AMB

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:14 pm

I see that the event starts at 10.30am but does anyone know the time - and speaker - of the first lecture?

Peter

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:38 pm

I had bypassed this topic, thinking it was to do with an event that happened last year.

I'm sorry to be missing Ian Knight's talk.

Will it be getting recorded this time or a written transcript, as nothing surfaced from the other talk at NAM, that I recall ?

Coll

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:15 pm

Peter

The running order is still a bit vague, but as I understand it, Ian is on first, talking about Durnford. Then the Welsh boys, followed by John Laband bringing some sanity to the event !!!

Bill

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:24 pm

Thanks Bill. I'm not sure about the wisdom of putting Ian on first when some punters may still be on their way.

Peter

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:27 pm

I would hope that the talks will be repeated over the day. Bill will also, no doubt, need a second chance to get it right!!