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May 31st 1866 – In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill leads 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario, as part of an effort to free Ireland from the United Kingdom. Canadian militia and British regulars repulse the invaders in over the next three days, at a cost of 9 dead and 38 wounded to the Fenian's 19 dead and about 17 wounded.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_raids
 
135th Anniversary of The Battle of Ulundi in the Anglo Zulu War July 4th 1879

17th Lancers leave the defensive square and pursue the Zulu









Cheers

Martyn:)
 
GICOP,

Love the diorama! Really, really neat. Today in history...well in the US it is Independence Day from the vicious, horrible, insufferable, no taxation without representation, everybody must have tea time and a biscuit tyranny of the British Crown to become these United States. Couple a two hundred years later and we are still rolling pretty strong and now allow the brits to be on CNN. No hard feelings yo, all is well and now we are arm in arm singing kumbiaya...fought a few wars together and are now the two best buds on the block!

Amazing how times have changed and you wonder, where do we go from here?

Happy 4th!

John from Texas
 
GICOP said:
135th Anniversary of The Battle of Ulundi in the Anglo Zulu War July 4th 1879

17th Lancers leave the defensive square and pursue the Zulu









Cheers

Martyn:)
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The lancers' charge is great and very dynamic :salute:: Nice to see a horse charge in zulu war; different from the usual red coats infantry.
 
9th November 1914

Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean

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Australia's first naval victory, a battle between HMAS Sydney and German raider SMS Emden

Six months before Gallipoli forged Australia's fighting reputation, the nation's new navy had its first victory at sea.

It was a bloody battle between the light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the notorious German raider, SMS Emden, just 3,000 kilometres off the mainland of Western Australia.

The win was strategically significant but would also become an important moment in a young nation's war history that lives on today through the descendants of those on board the ships.

More here : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-...ry-of-first-naval-victory/5853712?section=ww1

Lest we forget

John
 
December 4th 1893 -THE LAST STAND OF THE SHANGANI PATROL

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The Shangani Patrol, comprising 34 soldiers in the service of the British South Africa Company, was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors during the First Matabele War in 1893. Headed by Major Allan Wilson, the patrol, also referred to as Wilson's Patrol, was attacked just north of the Shangani River in Matabeleland in Rhodesia. Its dramatic last stand, sometimes called Wilson's Last Stand, achieved a prominent place in the British public imagination and, subsequently, in Rhodesian national history, roughly mirroring events such as the Alamo massacre or Custer's Last Stand in the United States.
The subsequent fate of the Wilson patrol, whose bones now rest beneath their memorial on the Matopo hill on which Cecil Rhodes lies buried, was gathered afterwards from Matabele sources. They had selected a clearing among the trees for their last stand and, some standing, some kneeling, poured a hot fire in all directions. The Matabele had the advantage of better cover and took time to aim accurately and make their shots tell. But so calmly and steadily did the patrol fight back that in spite of the bush and the trees they took a heavy toll of the enemy.
At one stage in the fight the Matabele said they had offered the white men their lives provided they laid down their arms and surrendered. Their offer was scornfully rejected. There would be no surrender.
An attempt to break through would mean sacrificing the wounded. That was unthinkable. They would face it together.
The patrol used their dead horses as cover, but their number steadily dwindled. Many were killed outright, and the wounded went on fighting until they lost consciousness. The fight went on until late in the afternoon. Just before the end the few surviving white men staggered to their feet, sang a few bars of "God Save the Queen", shook hands with each other, and waited for the end. It was not long in coming. The Matabele charged them with their assegais, and gave no quarter. One last man escaped for a few precious minutes, gained the top of an anthill a few yards away and shot down several Matabele before a bullet smashed his hip. He was still firing a revolver as the assegais ended his life.

There were no survivors

The men of the patrol came from all corners of the British Empire and beyond, most were born in Britain itself, over a dozen were English Public School and University men, Allan Wilson himself was originally Scottish, while Captain Henry Borrow was born in Cornwall. Also represented in the patrol were South Africa (several members, most prominently Captain William Judd), India (Troopers Dillon and Money), Canada (Scout Robert Bain), and New Zealand (Trooper Frank Vogel).


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All figures - Little Legion

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
GICOP said:
December 4th 1893 -THE LAST STAND OF THE SHANGANI PATROL

THESHANGANIPATROL.jpg



The Shangani Patrol, comprising 34 soldiers in the service of the British South Africa Company, was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors during the First Matabele War in 1893. Headed by Major Allan Wilson, the patrol, also referred to as Wilson's Patrol, was attacked just north of the Shangani River in Matabeleland in Rhodesia. Its dramatic last stand, sometimes called Wilson's Last Stand, achieved a prominent place in the British public imagination and, subsequently, in Rhodesian national history, roughly mirroring events such as the Alamo massacre or Custer's Last Stand in the United States.
The subsequent fate of the Wilson patrol, whose bones now rest beneath their memorial on the Matopo hill on which Cecil Rhodes lies buried, was gathered afterwards from Matabele sources. They had selected a clearing among the trees for their last stand and, some standing, some kneeling, poured a hot fire in all directions. The Matabele had the advantage of better cover and took time to aim accurately and make their shots tell. But so calmly and steadily did the patrol fight back that in spite of the bush and the trees they took a heavy toll of the enemy.
At one stage in the fight the Matabele said they had offered the white men their lives provided they laid down their arms and surrendered. Their offer was scornfully rejected. There would be no surrender.
An attempt to break through would mean sacrificing the wounded. That was unthinkable. They would face it together.
The patrol used their dead horses as cover, but their number steadily dwindled. Many were killed outright, and the wounded went on fighting until they lost consciousness. The fight went on until late in the afternoon. Just before the end the few surviving white men staggered to their feet, sang a few bars of "God Save the Queen", shook hands with each other, and waited for the end. It was not long in coming. The Matabele charged them with their assegais, and gave no quarter. One last man escaped for a few precious minutes, gained the top of an anthill a few yards away and shot down several Matabele before a bullet smashed his hip. He was still firing a revolver as the assegais ended his life.

There were no survivors

The men of the patrol came from all corners of the British Empire and beyond, most were born in Britain itself, over a dozen were English Public School and University men, Allan Wilson himself was originally Scottish, while Captain Henry Borrow was born in Cornwall. Also represented in the patrol were South Africa (several members, most prominently Captain William Judd), India (Troopers Dillon and Money), Canada (Scout Robert Bain), and New Zealand (Trooper Frank Vogel).


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All figures - Little Legion

Cheers

Martyn:)
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Martyn: Very well done. Also really liked your Post Office Rifles hand to hand sets. Thanks for posting. Tommy
 
Today the seventh of December ...

On another Sunday morning 73 years ago, the endless drone of aero engines could be heard approaching from the North a great harbour and a sleeping fleet ....

Bests
OD
 
OldDragon said:
Today the seventh of December ...

On another Sunday morning 73 years ago, the endless drone of aero engines could be heard approaching from the North a great harbour and a sleeping fleet ....

Bests
OD
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7 December 1941. Having researched the planning for the attack, thought that members of the forum might be interested in the following perspective which a majority are probably not aware of; http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/p/military-strategy.html.
Arnhem Jim
Arizona Territory
 
On August 9, 1942 Gandhi and all leaders of Congress were arrested in Bombay following numerous clashes between separatists and police. Gandhi, "the great soul", promoted against the British government's independence through the use of non-violence with the Quit India movement
 
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