Zulu Dawn:Col Crealock. “Excuse me, my Lord, there's something I must convey to you. I rode along the track down to Rorke's Drift. The sky above is red with fire. Your orders my Lord? Do we move to the drift?”
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Subject: Isandhlwana Animals Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:15 am
Hi
As I know the British love animals, what is the total loss of horses, mules and dogs in the battle of Isandhlwana ?
There was never any accounting on this military equipment ?
And how many were there at Isandhlwana ?
Cheers
Pascal
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Subject: Isandlwana Animals Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:58 am
Hi Rascal . I think it's impossible to quote the numbers you seek , many records were lost at Isandlwana , and I doubt the keeping of records regarding animals or soldiers dogs was high on the Qtr masters list / lists . 90th.
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Subject: Re: Isandhlwana Animals Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:07 am
Marsupial
Many men have been saved by a poor animal, and none animal has been decorated for this?
And when you know the conduct of the Zulu to the animals of the LC Forces , many poor animals have been saved by a poor soldier and none soldiers was decorated for it?
PTR
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Subject: Isandlwana Animals Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:19 am
Rascal there are several instances regarding dogs who had survived Isandlwana and turned feral within weeks of the battle . From memory Maxwell , ( NNC ) states they were forced to shoot some of the officer's dogs from Isandlwana when they thought that the dogs may attack them. Ian Knight mentions these Feral dogs in ' Zulu Rising ' from memory, and also in his ' Companion To The Zulu War '. 90th
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Subject: Re: Isandhlwana Animals Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:30 am
Yeah these dogs have become racist!
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Subject: Re: Isandhlwana Animals Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:15 am
Oh to do, what you think happened to the horses of Melvill and Coghills ?
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