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7th December 200322nd jan 2004
Started by Neil Aspinshaw
I will be at Isandlwana and RD on the 22nd Jan 2004. We all correspond (nay..spar!) on this site, whats the chance of us all meeting up at the 24th me... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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6th December 2003!879 - Zululand's size and population.
Started by John Lewis
I should be obliged if someone could let me know the size and population of Zululand at the time of the 1879 invasion. I want to compare the figures ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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6th December 2003Contacting Ian Knight
Started by Omar Khokhar
Any one know, is it possible to contact Ian Knight? If so how? How can I write to Ian Knight?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 8th December 2003
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6th December 2003Contacting Ian Knight
Started by Omar Khokhar
Does any one know, how I can write to Ian Knight ? I presume he is very hard to get hold of!... (click to view)
Latest Post: 20th December 2003
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5th December 2003Africa Service Medal on Ebay - Natal Mounted Police
Started by Peter Thaler
In case anyone is interested, there is a "Zulu" medal up for bid on ebay awarded to a member of the Natal Mounted Police killed at Isandhlwa... (click to view)
Latest Post: 9th January 2004
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4th December 2003Drummer Boys - the myth becomes reality.
Started by John Young
Rather than have this lost by posting it in the discussion of last month relating to drummer boys, I thought it best to start a new post on it. I k... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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2nd December 2003Looking for the following book.
Started by David Counter
My dad wants me to get him the following book for christmas but i cant find it listed anywhere "Rorke's Drift - By Those That Were There"... (click to view)
Latest Post: 12th December 2003
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2nd December 2003Wheeler John Cantwell DCM RHA
Started by John Cantwell
Researching history of and part played by this soldier in the defence of Rorke's Drift.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 9th January 2004
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1st December 2003Colenso
Started by Peter Ewart
Hope we all remembered him yesterday on the 150th anniversary of his consecration (& of the creation of the Diocese of Natal). Good to learn that... (click to view)
Latest Post: 4th December 2003
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1st December 2003Fate of Dabulamanzi?
Started by John Philllips
Forgive if this has already been addressed, but is it known whether the Zulu commander at Rorkes Drift was ever punished by Cetsheweyo for disobeying ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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30th November 2003Cork Helmet Peak
Started by Carl Daeche
Can anyone confirm the shape of the peak on the zulu war period helmets. I have seen both a pointed peak and a more rounded version. Was it ad-hoc o... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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28th November 2003Gatling Guns for No. 3 Column
Started by Adrian Wright
I'm curious to know if lord Chelmsford ever contemplated having a Gatling gun/s accompany column no. three's advance into Zululand in Janurary 1879. I... (click to view)
Latest Post: 2nd December 2003
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25th November 2003Zulu Dawn on DVD
Started by jock
Just seen the release date for Zulu Dawn on DVD , ... PLAY .COM will have it in stock next year ..check out there link http://www.play.com/play247.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 8th December 2003
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25th November 2003PROVOST / MILITARY POLICE DURING THE WAR
Started by AMB
Dear All, I can find no account of members of the Military Mounted Police being deployed to either Natal or Zululand during the war. Can anyone th... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th December 2003
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25th November 2003shop
Started by Arthur Bainbridge
Am I the only person having problems opening the shop page on this web site or have others ecperienced problems.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th December 2003
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23rd November 2003Colour of wheels and carriage for army and navy gatling guns
Started by Carl
Can anyone help with the colour of wheels and carriages for the gatlings used duting the Zulu war.... (click to view)
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23rd November 2003Colour of wheels and carriage for army and navy gatling guns
Started by Carl
Can anyone help with the colour of wheels and carriages for the gatlings used duting the Zulu war.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 27th November 2003
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21st November 2003flogging
Started by l.j.knight
i have read and led to believe that at the time of the A.Z.W.flogging on the whole was being phased out in the british army. why then under chelmsford... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st December 2003
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20th November 2003ammunition shortage at isandlwana
Started by Omar Khokhar
What is the curent position regarding the possible ammunition shortage at isandlwana. Ian Knight says that recent archaeological appears to suggest th... (click to view)
Latest Post: 11th January 2005
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20th November 2003Lt Bromhead's character & personality
Started by Peter Ewart
The recent thread on Bromhead's deafness & reported criticisms of his character by other officers reminded me that I had a copy (somewhere!) of a ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st November 2003
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