wounded at rorkes drift

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

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

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.

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

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

Posts : 1851 Join date : 2009-03-25

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.

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thanks 24th
very interesting about coghill

thanks joe

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 ?

Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:48 am

Wasnt Bromhead senior officer?

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.

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.

Posts : 3049 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

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

Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:46 pm

Nice one 1879Graves so Chard it is...

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi
chard by quite a considerable amount!

not like the 3 months between chard and bromhead in that 'misleading' (but brilliant) film zulu

joe

Subject: Re: wounded at rorkes drift Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:54 am

And I shall humbly retire into the distance........................................

Posts : 3049 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi all

Cpl. Christian Ferdinand Schiess wound was listed in Surgical Experiences in the Zulu and Transvaal Wars, 1879 and 1881

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It doe's appear that the surgeons of the day, Kept accurate records of all their patients

Posts : 3049 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

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 Idea

Posts : 629 Join date : 2009-01-20 Age : 42

Mr G. Here's a link.

Free to read. http://www.archive.org/stream/surgicalexperie00browgoog#page/n1/mode/1up

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