More outrageous revisionism and the AZW (1 Viewer)

[damian]

Now this is where I draw the line.
Keith SMith dares to dispute the following well respected American scholar.

"For a time all was quiet. Then a group of Raw's men saw a few Zulus herding a small group of cattle up a slope some distance ahead. Kicking up their horses, they gave chase. The slope was a full four miles from the head of the spur, and they were soon out of sight of Cavaye's men and most of their companions. The Zulu herders ran over the crest of the slope and disappeared, and the cattle slowed on the rise and stopped. One of the pursuers cantered up beside them, and in sudden alarm pulled his horse up just in time to prevent a tumble over the edge of a wide, deep ravine that lay just beyond the rise. Then, in astonishment, he stared into the ravine itself. Closely packed and sitting in utter silence, covering the floor of the ravine and perched on the steep rising sides, stretched as far as the eye could see in both directions, were over 20,000 Zulu warriors. The main impi had finally been located."


Captured in "The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation," by Donald R. Morris

He manages to find three quotes all rubbishing the idea that the whole impi was sitting quietly in a donga waiting for the new moon when Charlie Raw and his Basutho found them. This really is too much, but I love it.
Regards
Damian

 

[eborris]

Well, this was before rap music was invented and there were probably no bars close by, so what else could they do?

 

[Harrytheheid]

Now this is where I draw the line.
Keith SMith dares to dispute the following well respected American scholar.

"For a time all was quiet. Then a group of Raw's men saw a few Zulus herding a small group of cattle up a slope some distance ahead. Kicking up their horses, they gave chase. The slope was a full four miles from the head of the spur, and they were soon out of sight of Cavaye's men and most of their companions. The Zulu herders ran over the crest of the slope and disappeared, and the cattle slowed on the rise and stopped. One of the pursuers cantered up beside them, and in sudden alarm pulled his horse up just in time to prevent a tumble over the edge of a wide, deep ravine that lay just beyond the rise. Then, in astonishment, he stared into the ravine itself. Closely packed and sitting in utter silence, covering the floor of the ravine and perched on the steep rising sides, stretched as far as the eye could see in both directions, were over 20,000 Zulu warriors. The main impi had finally been located."


Captured in "The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation," by Donald R. Morris

He manages to find three quotes all rubbishing the idea that the whole impi was sitting quietly in a donga waiting for the new moon when Charlie Raw and his Basutho found them. This really is too much, but I love it.
Regards
Damian

Really is just too much damian.

 

[1879fanatic]

Damian,
I know Donald Morris' essential work has been attacked over the years, with updated information coming to light. What book are you referring to? And what is the story now? Mike

 

[damian]

Damian,
I know Donald Morris' essential work has been attacked over the years, with updated information coming to light. What book are you referring to? And what is the story now? Mike

It is Keith SMith's Studies in teh Zulu War. He has a whole chapter on "Teh Discovery of the Zulu Impi. Seems that the donga Morris referred to was too far away from the camp to match teh times taken for horsemen to get back to report the sighting. I don't quite understand the whole thing to be honest and his book whilst good is a bit weak on maps. Seems that the Zulus were already on the move when sighted not sitting patiently as in the movie, so a lot of teh dramatic effect is lost.
Regards
Damian

 

[1879fanatic]

Seems that the Zulus were already on the move when sighted not sitting patiently as in the movie, so a lot of teh dramatic effect is lost
Damian,
The Zulu Army on the move would be just as dramatic, and terrifying to Raw and his troopers, I think you'll agree Mike