Lieutenant John Chard: What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you.
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Subject: Who was Adenorff's companion ? Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:52 pm
Who was Adenorff companion ?
Morris says it was Lt Vains
Jackson says it was trooper Sibthrope ( Or something like that )
Chard says it was a Carbineer
Cheers
Ray63
Posts : 706 Join date : 2012-05-05
Subject: Re: Who was Adenorff's companion ? Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:58 pm
Who was the Carbineer who got cut off from the rest, but managed to catch up with Ardendroff near RD. i'm sure it was posted on another thread, just can't remember where
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 54 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Who was Adenorff's companion ? Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:40 pm
Trooper W. Sibthorpe. I think it was. Read it somewhere.
90th
Posts : 10621 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Who was Adendorff's companion Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:42 am
Hi DB . Julian knows as I'm sure he mentions it on the other thread about Adendorff . The name escapes me and dont have time at the moment to check , Sorry . Cheers 90th.
90th
Posts : 10621 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Who was Adendorff's companion Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:49 am
All; According to Julian in his work England's sons he states it was possibly W. Sibthorpe NC. Cheers 90th.
Subject: Re: Who was Adenorff's companion ? Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:00 pm
Binns stated unequivocally that it was Sibthorpe but never provided any evidence, so the identity has remained in doubt. It could well have been him...but watch this space, as they say!
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