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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: The Battlefield Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:11 am | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]This is a composit of 5 seperate photos, shows the battlefield in all its glory from Durnfords Donga ( group of buildings on the left ) to the Nyoni ridge on the right. Cheers |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: The Battlefield Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:27 am | |
| Great work springy , just shows the distances involved . Cheers 90th. |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:03 pm | |
| I like this shot in particular, it puts the battlefield firmly into scale
Cheers |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: The Battlefield Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:25 pm | |
| Hi Springy . I agree 100 % , I think it's a wonderful picture , well worth framing . What are the chances of you getting a few printed up and possibly selling them ? . Cheers 90th |
| | | free1954
Posts : 182 Join date : 2012-02-16 Location : northeast usa
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Sun Aug 11, 2013 1:41 pm | |
| very nice sir. thanks for posting. from that distance the mountain does resemble the sphinx. |
| | | Cromwell
Posts : 27 Join date : 2013-07-28 Age : 62 Location : Northampton, England
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:26 pm | |
| Nice Photo, have you any close-ups of the hill itself. I would like to see the cave where a soldier fought till the last, I cant imagine the fear going through his mind as he fired his last. |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:30 am | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Cromwell its cover here, link below, including photo of the cave inquestion. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:32 am | |
| It is debatable who was the last man standing.: uMhoti was eating sugar and watching Chelmsfords men returning ( should give an idea of the time) in the distance when he was started by a shot from the slopes of Mahlabamkhosi. "A soldier had been lying there ans seeing a zulu approach, fired at and killed him, and then made a run for it;but was soon overtaken and speared."
Possibly this was the last man?
Cheers |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:02 am | |
| Hi Springy . Form where did you find that snippet ? . Cheers 90th. |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:06 am | |
| Its cropped up a couple of times, easiest is the Big Silver book page 89. I have his original statement some where.
Cheers |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:16 am | |
| Thanks Springy , I read the book a couple of years ago but didnt remember that . Cheers 90th |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: The Battlefield Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:45 am | |
| There is no real consensus as to which is the right cave. This one is above the final Younghusband position. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]This one is the oposite end of the mountain [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Cheers |
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