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+5Frank Allewell garywilson1 24th littlehand joe 9 posters | Author | Message |
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joe
Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK
| Subject: wounded at rorkes drift Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:58 pm | |
| hi there was already wounded at rorkes drift before the battle began and couldnt remember who or why they were there. i think i did read something about a small engagement early in the invasion, but cant remember what it was, or even if it was the zulu war
hope someone knows what im talking about -its killing me, not being able to remember
thanks joe |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:03 pm | |
| Cpl. Christian Ferdinand Schiess (Natal Native Contingent). Some say. Because of his ill-fitting boots, he found himself in the hospital at Rorke's Drift. But there is another story to how he received his wound. Some say at the during the British army attacked Sihayo’s kraal.
As for the rest most had some form of fever. |
| | | joe
Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:19 pm | |
| hi thats it littlehand, sihayos kraal at sokhexe
cheers i can rest now!
you dint happen to know how many wounded and dead there were on both sides british and zulu
thanks joe |
| | | 24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:22 pm | |
| Three of Reynolds's patients were casualties from the first clash with the Zulus at Sokhexe, wounded in the assault on Sihayo's Kraal. The others, some eighteen or so were members of the Column who were suffering from various ills and injuries.
The Zulus suffered 30 dead & 4 wounded and 10 were captured.
On the British side, two of the Natal Native Contingent were killed and twelve wounded, while one officer and two N.C.O.s had been wounded. The latter were taken back to the hospital at Rorke's Drift along with two badly wounded Zulus.
Just out of interest it was here that Lieut Coghill fell from his horse and wrenched his knee in an attempt to catch a fowl for Chelmsford's diiner but was able to remain with the column. |
| | | joe
Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:55 pm | |
| thanks 24th very interesting about coghill
thanks joe |
| | | garywilson1
Posts : 374 Join date : 2009-01-22 Age : 61 Location : Timisoara , Romania
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:19 am | |
| Just think - what would have happened had Coghill been at RD due to his injury , would he have stayed to help the defence ? In fact , would he have been superior to Chard and thus been in comand ? |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:48 am | |
| Wasnt Bromhead senior officer? |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:22 am | |
| It was Bromheads commard. But it would have been down to who got their commission first. Good point though. But he still would have had an injured knee. |
| | | garywilson1
Posts : 374 Join date : 2009-01-22 Age : 61 Location : Timisoara , Romania
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:21 pm | |
| Chard was senior to Bromhead as major Spalding checked in the army list before he left . We are surmising what would have happened , though , had Coghill been forced to stay at RD due to his injury. |
| | | 1879graves
Posts : 3362 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:29 pm | |
| Hi all
Chard was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 15th July 1868 Bromhead was Commissioned as Lieutenant on the 28th Oct 1871 Goghill was Commissioned as a Lieutenant on 26th Feb 1873 |
| | | ADMIN
Posts : 4349 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 65 Location : KENT
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| Nice one 1879Graves so Chard it is... |
| | | joe
Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:51 pm | |
| hi chard by quite a considerable amount!
not like the 3 months between chard and bromhead in that 'misleading' (but brilliant) film zulu
joe |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:54 am | |
| And I shall humbly retire into the distance........................................ |
| | | 1879graves
Posts : 3362 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:26 pm | |
| Hi all Cpl. Christian Ferdinand Schiess wound was listed in Surgical Experiences in the Zulu and Transvaal Wars, 1879 and 1881 |
| | | Mr Greaves
Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:02 pm | |
| It doe's appear that the surgeons of the day, Kept accurate records of all their patients |
| | | 1879graves
Posts : 3362 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:11 pm | |
| Hi Mr G Have you read the above mentioned book? It is a great graphical record of wounds found during the Zulu and 1st Boer War, a great read |
| | | sas1
Posts : 627 Join date : 2009-01-20 Age : 45
| Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:52 pm | |
| Mr G. Here's a link.
Free to read. http://www.archive.org/stream/surgicalexperie00browgoog#page/n1/mode/1up
Top of page righthand side. Click on the + Zoom to 100% |
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