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Ron Sheeley · Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:16 pm

Wonderful tribute to Mike written by Ian Knight. Thanks admin for the link. Ron

Ron Sheeley · Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:37 pm

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

Ron Sheeley · Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:10 pm

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:00 am

I believe this might be the brochure for the painting in question:

http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/yy277/rshee434/?action=view&current=DeNeuville1.jpg

http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/y ...

Ron Sheeley · Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:57 pm

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:34 pm

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#
...

Ron Sheeley · Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:56 pm

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:29 pm

Coll, you might be interested in seeing these two Prince Imperial bronzes.
Ron Sheeley

http://picasaweb.google.com/NappieIII/PrinceImperialOnHorsebackFigures#

Ron Sheeley · Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:03 pm

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:31 pm

Check out this interesting Victorian music sheet. Ron Sheeley

http://picasaweb.google.com/NappieIII/HonourToTheBraveComposedAndDedicatedToTheHeroesOfRorkeSDriftMajorsBromheadChard#536246512799251 ...

Ron Sheeley · Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:50 am

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:13 pm

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

Ron Sheeley · Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:54 am

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:30 pm

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 ...

Ron Sheeley · Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:44 pm

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 ...