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Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:25 pm
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so why not **** the camp and make square on the open plain away from the camp. i mean fine you expect them to come from but at the same time. it'd be wiser to go with defending yourself and your men ...

Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:16 am
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139 men at Rorke's drift. it is a proven fact. by the way. the whole idea of the defence of Rorke's drift as i see it from what I've been told is that of men standing in line and driving the zulu back wi ...

Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:13 am
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i saw it on the real isandiwana program though it didn't make sence. why in gods name would you even consider using a skirmish line for goodness sake. its a complete mythilogical idea to use skirmish w ...

Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:44 pm
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i think the zulu would try and carry as many casulties off the field. i think the casulty rate was higher. i cant see the Martini Henry missing at a hundred yards and if there were 139 defenders then ...

Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:41 pm
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can i just say. i think history has told us this again and again. that he split his forces and that he could of saved the camp if he had returned sooner. my personal feelings are no. the way chelmsfor ...

Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:35 pm
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hey all. I'm in the 80th reg staffs vollunteers and I'd love to have my own mk2 Martini Henry. so i was wondering cos i looked at michaeldlongs and then i looked at a couple a sites and i were wonderin ...

Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:48 am
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sorry wrong name Shaka i meant i was thinking Cetshwayo because i never saw a picture of him holding an assegai and i were wondering why.

i also have a question. From holding a Martini Henry with ...

Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:23 pm
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hey guys yea I'm sorry i made a mistake. i said sanhurst didn't i. I'm just tired lately working from 8 am to 10pm is not fun. ill try and be more careful all i can say is i know that cetswayo got the as ...

Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:00 pm
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OK so dis guy did a book, but where did he get the evidence for all dis rubbish from. fine we might have accidently set the fire in the hospital but look at how flamable straw and powder are and tell me ...

Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:51 am
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this kind of bayonet is a lunging weapon ( to throw yourself forward to lunge) this is because they were only able to be used at the point and not to slash. the 21 inch bayonet from my experience of u ...

Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:45 am
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brah the whole thing about zulu is its brilliant entertainment but historically they made up a load a rubbish. i mean the Zulus at that battle had really well cared for muskets not. the musket yes well c ...
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