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Subject: Question for campers. Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:12 am
Hi all
How many tents at Isandhlwana ?
There was not that of Bell tents, at Isandhlwana ...
There were also "frame" tents ...
Who used them ?
Pascal
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7488 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Question for campers. Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:45 am
16 men to a tent, accomadation for 4500 = approx 280 tents. plus officers tents, mess tents cooking tents senior nco tents, approx 30 tents to the acre =close to 10 acres of ground plus the ancilliares, horse lines etc. Probably close to 25 acres of groung covered as a minimum.
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Subject: Re: Question for campers. Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:31 am
Hello Springbok9
Saved again by Springbok 9...
Thank you for all heart ...
What are your sources please?
Pascal
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7488 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Question for campers. Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:01 am
Your easiest source is to look at the thread, " isandlwana: New clues to the reason why". Failing which the war office guides to camp layout and transport.
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Subject: Re: Question for campers. Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:24 am
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