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Frank Allewell
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Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Invasion 1879  Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:37 pm | |
| Jan 11th 1879 and the British Invasion commenced. This photo was taken some 130 years later around dawn on the 22nd January. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]It captures some of the etherial quality of the location and time. Frank |
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90th
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Age : 66
Location : Melbourne, Australia
| | Subject: Invasion 1879 Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:21 pm | |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8420
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Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:37 pm | |
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90th
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Location : Melbourne, Australia
| | Subject: Invasion 1879 Tue Jan 11, 2022 2:47 pm | |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8420
Join date : 2009-09-21
Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:19 pm | |
| Just bowled India out at Newlands. |
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Julian Whybra
Posts : 3391
Join date : 2011-09-12
Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:29 pm | |
| A very atmospheric photo, Frank. Thank you. |
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gardner1879
Posts : 3090
Join date : 2021-01-04
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:23 am | |
| Fantastic picture Frank. The mists of time that still cover the campaign to this day or the fog of war? Kate  ps Could you not have asked dawn to move out of the way? |
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Julian Whybra
Posts : 3391
Join date : 2011-09-12
Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:51 am | |
| Frank
Actually, where exactly was the photo taken? At the crossing point above RD? The mist somewhat veils the location's identity. |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8420
Join date : 2009-09-21
Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:29 am | |
| As the river bends there is a small island, thats the actual Rorke's Drift just below Shiyane. So the photo was taken 100 yards upstream from the drift with the deep water pool just behind me to the right. |
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Frank Allewell
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Join date : 2009-09-21
Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:48 am | |
| This is from Fort Melvill showing the actual crossing [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]And again from the Fort the deep water pool used by the ponts. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Isandlwana just visible center horizon. |
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Julian Whybra
Posts : 3391
Join date : 2011-09-12
Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:37 pm | |
| Excellent photos and descriptions. Perhaps you should take it up professionally? Seriously! |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8420
Join date : 2009-09-21
Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8420
Join date : 2009-09-21
Age : 76
Location : Cape Town South Africa
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:21 pm | |
| But definitly not another book, far to much stress and cost. |
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Julian Whybra
Posts : 3391
Join date : 2011-09-12
Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Invasion 1879 Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:28 pm | |
| Perhaps I can twist your arm to an essay or two for Studies in the ZW...? |
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