Famous quotes from the Zulu War

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Who said this. "FIRE AWAY BOYS! DEATH OR GLORY!" And during what Battle.

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Captain Moriarty, just before he was killed during the massacre at Ntombe River. Idea

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:22 pm

S.D You type faster than me. But I will go with that.

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Who shouted "Fix Bayonets and died like British Soldiers do."

Mr G

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Myth, No one said it. Victorian fantasy. It was thought to have been Younghusband. Idea

Subject: famous quotes. Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:49 am

hi all.
I agree with SD and CTSG,
Moriarty was also to have said , ' I am done ' at the end of his earlier comment .
cheers 90th.

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:06 am

Then of course the most famous quote. " Sod this Im off"................ Coghill
Or Chelmsford on returning to the camp............" Who the hell can I blame for this, ah of course the Irishman will do."

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:lol!:

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Who said this "But I left a thousand men to guard the camp" Idea

And this one was a gem. "Unless you carry out the instructions I give you, it will be my unpleasant duty to remove you from your command,"

Here's a clue to the second quote. He didn't but he should have. Isandlwana was lost because he didn't.

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The Answer is Chelmsford. The second quote was directed at Col: Durnford.

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Nice one Impi. And of course you are correct.

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:32 am

hi all.
Who said , ' The game is up , If I had a good horse I would ride straight for Maritzbug ' and to whom was it said ?.
cheers 90th. scratch

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Du Bois. During the battle of Isandlwana. He was a transport conductor at the time.

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:05 am

hi impi.
Well done , I thought that may stump a few . :lol: , And sadly for him , he was never seen again .
cheers 90th.

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impi. You beat me to it well done. Idea

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:12 am

hi all.
Dont forget part 2 , to whom was it said ?. scratch

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cheers 90th.

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This forum is very additive.

90th. He said this to. Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien.

Now i must go to bed. Guys i have a great time thanks. I going to enjoy being a member.

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:37 am

hi impi.
While you are resting , I will endevour to find a few more quotes if I get time during the day. :lol: .
cheers 90th.

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:51 am

hi all.
1 / Who said , ' Damn him ! , He's a coward . I'll turn them out . Which battle ?, and said to whom ?
2 / ' Nothing will happen , and I shall be back again this evening early '
3 / ' Men fire faster ! , Cannot you fire faster !.
4 / ' Pot that fellow ! '
5 / ' For God's sake come back , the camp is surrounded and things , I fear , are going badly '
6 / ' A spear has been thrust into the belly of a nation '

Some easy and some not so easy , looking forward to your answers .
cheers 90th.

Will post the answers during the week for those who may be interested .

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:25 am

" Does this make me a Branch Manager?"

Milne the famous tree climber.

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:27 am

Chelmsford the phsycologist.
'Come back to the camp', hmmmm I wonder what he means by that?

Regards

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Correct me if I am wrong but I think Ceteswayo said "I spear has been thrust into a belly of a nation"

Joe

Subject: famous quotes. Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:59 am

hi springbok9.
Certainly not a branch manager ! , because he was a mountaineer . :lol!: .
cheers 90th.

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How about this one

Quote :

" the mounted force held most tenaciously, every shot appearing to take effect"

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Hi Impi. Give us some clues, Was it a Battle, or other. And who said it. Wink

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Hi Impi,

Quote :: " the mounted force held most tenaciously, every shot appearing to take effect"

J A Brickhill ( Isandlwana Survivor) said this abouth the white mounted force at Isandlwana.

thanks joe

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Correct Joe. Brickhill's account is one of the best. Good detail of events as they happened. Idea

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:26 pm

Here an easy one.
Part of quote.

Who said this? And of whom was he talking about.

"that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line"

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This was said of Buller by Chelmsford.

"Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line"

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Heres another one for you all

Quote :: and there was not a living soul who was not thankful to find that the Zulus had had enough of it and were disappearing over the hill to the south-west.

thanks joe

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Quote :: "But I left a thousand men to guard the camp"

He actually said, "I can't understand it, I left a thousand men there".

S.D

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:52 pm

Hi 90th,

" Nothing will happen, and I shall be back again this evening early".

Major Spalding to Chard before departing from Rorkes Drift.

JohnB

Subject: famous quotes. Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:57 am

hi JohnB.
Yes , you are correct , Spalding to Chard .

Joe .
You are also correct , it was indeed Cetswayo .
Still 4 more to go guys . Idea

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cheers 90th.

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Hi 90th,

Quote :: Pot that fellow!

Was this Acting Assistant Commisary Dalton?

Quote :: ' Damn him ! , He's a coward . I'll turn them out

Was this Captain Campbell at Hlobane?

thanks Joe

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Who said

Quote :: " I do believe this regiment was the first to reach Isandlwana"

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Hi Impi
That would be our good friend Littlehand I beleive. :lol!:

thanks joe

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:09 pm

:lol!: :lol!: Fame at last.

Subject: famous quotes. Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:53 am

hi Joe.
Yes , it was Dalton who said ' Pot that fellow ' , and it was Campbell at Hlobane , talking to Wood minutes before he
was killed at a cave entrance attempting to dislodge a party of zulus from inside .
Still 2 more to go. Idea

cheers 90th.

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And the most famous one. Who said.

"Stop throwing... those bloody spears... at me!". ...

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My Name is "Michael Caine"

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:21 am

90th
3 .Chelmsford at Ulundi, panic as was his norm.

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:33 am

Try These

1 "you will please tell Lt Scott to do as I tell him"
2 "you could not move a foot either way without treading on dead bodies.

Subject: famous quotes. Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:01 pm

Hi Springbok9.
Well done it is indeed the Good Lord at Ulundi , 1 more to go .
In Reply to your quotes I was going to say Capt Kirk for the first one but then decided we would be light years off track .
So I will go with Durnford and for the second Sgt W.E.Warren one of Harness's detachment who wrote in full . ' You could
not move a foot either way without treading on dead bodies. Oh , father , such a sight I never witnessed in my life before .
I could not help crying to see how the poor fellows were massacred ' .
cheers 90th.

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:09 pm

90th
Trying to do this on memory without going through the library.
The last quote, Harkness was aproached by an officer that caused him to divert back to the camp with the artilery and support troops ( before he was ordered to carry on with his original course), pretty sure that was the message but cant quite put my finger on the author. Hamilton Brown?

Subject: famous quotes. Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:31 pm

hi sprinbok9.
Yes you are correct it was Hamilton - Browne writing to the Good Lord , this was the FOURTH MESSAGE he had sent off
to Chelmsford , and as you can see in the wording , Browne seems to be showing some frustration as he hadnt had a reply
from any of his previous THREE MESSAGES .
cheers 90th.

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:41 pm

You Should all know these.

1) " For heaven's sake, don't take that, man, for it belongs to our Battalion."

2) " Get on, man; the Zulus are on top of you."

3) " The terrible disaster that overwhelmed the old 24th Regiment will always be remembered, not so much as a disaster, but as an example of heroism like that of Leonidas and the three hundred Spartans who fell at the pass of Thermopylae."

Subject: famous quotes. Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:09 am

hi pete.
Number 1 is Qtrmstr Bloomfield to Smith - Dorrien , number 2 is Stuart - Smith to Smith - Dorrien and a wounded Mtd Infantryman,
moments before Smith and the Mtd Infantryman are assagaid in front of S.D.
The 3rd I dont know , maybe Glynn ? Disraeli ? , No time to check the Library , looking forward to your reply pete. Idea

cheers 90th.

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" The terrible disaster that overwhelmed the old 24th Regiment will always be remembered, not so much as a disaster, but as an example of heroism like that of Leonidas and the three hundred Spartans who fell at the pass of Thermopylae."

General Sir Reginald Hart. V.C

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Who & Where & To who.
“I feel sure you will give a good account of yourselves and sustain the high reputation which has always attached to your corps.”

Subject: Re: Famous quotes from the Zulu War Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:47 am

Lord Chelmsford. Directed to the NMP. (Don’t know where) But my guest would be Helpmakaar.

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