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Lord Chelmsford Said .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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Subject: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:36 am
Hi all
"What, after two hours, the troops are still under arms ??? But why wait.???
Cheers
Pascal
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:56 am
Because Patience is a virtue. Fools rush in where.......................................
But mostly because they didnt have a clue what was happening or the tempest about to hit. In addition Pulleine was obeying orders and defending the camp.
24th
Posts : 1849 Join date : 2009-03-25
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:18 am
springbok9 wrote:
Because Patience is a virtue. Fools rush in where.......................................
But mostly because they didnt have a clue what was happening or the tempest about to hit. In addition Pulleine was obeying orders and defending the camp.
Yes, the British had the virtue!!!
And the Zulu's rushed in.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:33 am
Hi Martinious The Lancastrious and springbokious Nineious
Because They Did not aim mostly have a clue what was happening or about to hit the tempest.
Well with all reports received since the beginning, all the cavalry, mounted infantry and light infantry, they remained, they would have known ...
Regards
Pascalious the Rascalious of Brittanyous
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:39 am
The virtue British took the full .... that day ...
John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 57 Location : UK
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:10 pm
This has all be covered in the Durnford topic.!!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:11 pm
Thing of the past :p;: Everything was covered and re-covered and will continuously ... This is the forum to a war that lasted six months ...
tasker224
Posts : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 Location : North London
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:21 pm
24th wrote:
springbok9 wrote:
Because Patience is a virtue. Fools rush in where.......................................
But mostly because they didnt have a clue what was happening or the tempest about to hit. In addition Pulleine was obeying orders and defending the camp.
Yes, the British had the virtue!!!
And the Zulu's rushed in.
So the fools won!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: The Two hours lost at Isandhlawana... Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:38 am
So the fools won! And besides there were not one of the Zulu side that day ... The fools had exactly what they wanted after all ..
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