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I am glad to see Hlobane featuring. People often forget just how close the Zulus came to inflicting a second major defeat on the British. My only problem with the Who's Who of the Zulu Wars was that they were a bit light. I could not find a reference to WIlmot or Parr both of whom wrote first hand accounts of the war or to Moodie. You cannot do a who's who and leave out people like that.
Regards
Damian
 
Damian,
I was coming from an introductory standpoint. I also have the reads from Parr and Moodie. Both aren't too helpful in the scheme of things IMHO. Moodie got his intell from dispatches to Australia, I believe. How about Maori Brown? Who is Wilmot you speak of?
Mike
 
I think Moodie was a bit of a drunkard and as you say made a lot of it up.
Wilmot wrote " The Zulu War" it was published in 1880. I don't know much about him either but was hoping the Who's WHo would help. Is Maori Brown in the Who's Who. I must check. He was officially Hamilton Brown and his memoirs were called A lost Legionary in SA. I agree some of those books don't add much but being earlu works they should be included in waht was otherwise a very good bibliography. I see that there is a book on Harford supposed to be comming out this year but I haven't hear any news on it.
Regards
Damian
 
Azw

Damian,
I think it is coming out in April. The price is 65.UK and puts me right out of the running. How about a good John Laband book for Mayolayo? Keep him out of trouble! Mike
 
65 GBP That is quite a lot. Who is publishing it? John Laband's maps are very good but he is quite academic so I don't find him as good a read as Ian Knight or Greaves or Ron Locke
Regards
Damian
 
Right on

Damian,
No clues who's publishing it out of the UK. Saw it on ebay of all places.Look under "harford zulu book".
I am total agreement with you on your views. I would have to give Maloyalo the advice to just go out and "buy everything you can"... I'll work on a new shoot this evening when I get home... Can't wait. Till then. Mike
 
Re: Hlobane

1879fanatic said:
Maloyalo,

Trust me it is not fun to have figures going arse over elbow when trying to display. I broke one guy off his base and removed several Zulu shield from their rightful owners last night while mucking around.
Wood was down below the Hlobane plateau with his Irregulars. It could have been Redvers Bullers lower ranked officers. I had never heard that story before but believe it. These guys were running and riding for their lives down a sheer drop (almost).

MD,
Thanks for the encouragement , I need to set up more battle scenes like Lt.
Mike
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Your a good man to damage the troops for the rest of us. Honorable wounds though and I hope a generous ammount of VC's were awarded. :D

I just read the story again. A young volunteer named Mossop was up on the edge of the ridge in complete pandamonium as you describe. The guy next to him blew out his own brains. He dropped his ponies reins and jumped over the edge landing on a downed horse, he rolled off that and past a dead Zulu and finally came to a stop amid the scrambling and fighting men. A vice grip clamped on his shoulder and he was whacked on the head. He looked up into Buller's contorted face shouting "Where's your horse ?" Mossop pointed back up the precipice. Buller shouted " Go back and get it and don't leave it again !". So Mossop (also known as 'Chops') went back up and got it & that pony, named 'Warrior' saved his life.
 
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Maloyalo,
Sir, you've got your wish. Trooper Mossop is stopped by Buller and sent to retrieve two horses from the clutches of the encircling Zulus. Keep in mind that Wood half-arse, non reconned plans only were foiled by the arrival of 20000 Zulus. Not fair!! Mike
 

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And Maloyalo this is what both Woods and Buller were faced with as 1879 stated on the arrival of the 20,000 unexpected Zulus...The Lt.

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Zulu Impi Oncoming

Lt.
I suggest that you, as the combat photographer, might want to consider getting out of the way of this impi, forthwith!! Mike
 
Saving The Colours

Lt. Melville attempts to save the Colours of his regiment before the Zulus can get a hand on it. The flag was actually encased in it's leather tube. I've no idea where in the river Coghill is starting to drown . Will Melville save the Colours from certain blemish......
 

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Meanwhile...

While the brave souls die in number at Isandlwana and those that can, flee for their lives, Chelmsford and staff break for afternoon pow-wow(American for meeting of no real importance) to figure out where those rascally Zulus are... Mike
 

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1879fanatic said:
Lt. Melville attempts to save the Colours of his regiment before the Zulus can get a hand on it. The flag was actually encased in it's leather tube. I've no idea where in the river Coghill is starting to drown . Will Melville save the Colours from certain blemish......
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It was a bad day to have picked a red outfit.

Commander's camp scene: 'Hmm...Now I know those Zulu's have got to be around here somewheres" . Nice Bell tents !
 
We would have had no choice as non-comms. We would have died as british soldiers should. I would'nt have been able to afford to purchase a Commission, my family was trying to figure out how to get a free ride to America! Alsways did gravitate to plainclothes though! Mike
 
1879fanatic said:
We would have had no choice as non-comms. We would have died as british soldiers should. I would'nt have been able to afford to purchase a Commission, my family was trying to figure out how to get a free ride to America! Alsways did gravitate to plainclothes though! Mike
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In the movie Zulu, the lines about 'Slovenly Soldier' and 'And PUT your tunic ON!' became catch-phrases in my house. Worrying about those things on the edge of anniliation always struck me as oddly humorous, but I wonder if it was a way to calm nerves by returning the mind to commonplace discipline.
 
After a few early disasters, the English systematically fed the Zulu's a steady diet of lead. Some of the casualty totals were just ridiculous English dead 29, Zulu's 1,000+ , that's a serious whupping.
 
Mike the camp scene is great.

Is the sideways mounted officer a Britains piece you had commissioned? make it yourself od did Britains make it??

Thanks

Scott

Love the tents as well
 
Mr

Scott,
Thanks for the accolades . The bell tents are JG Miniatures and the aide de camp on horseback is a Mark Time(I think) You can tell I grab the figures that go with the theme, not just by Maker. I just love this period so much that I collect multiple in and way out of production manufacturers.

Maloyalo,
It is called Discipline under fire. America needs this in it's younger generations! Mike
 
1879. I did make it a point to depart the area very quickly. Nice group of photos and selection of figures Mike and looking forward to what's next.

In the mean time one of Buller's Officer is soon to meet his end...The Lt.

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Re: Saving The Colours

1879fanatic said:
Lt. Melville attempts to save the Colours of his regiment before the Zulus can get a hand on it. The flag was actually encased in it's leather tube. I've no idea where in the river Coghill is starting to drown . Will Melville save the Colours from certain blemish......
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Cool pics. Like the terrain and it blends in very nicely with the backdrop.
Must paint more Zulus :eek:
 
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