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impi

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 43
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:39 pm | |
| That what I said corroboration on the trail. I'm not doubting that! No need to check accounts. |
|  | | Julian Whybra
Posts : 3685 Join date : 2011-09-12 Location : Billericay, Essex
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:45 pm | |
| Well, do as you wish, but as a general rule I always check the original accounts BEFORE I make any potentially earth-shaking comment. I can at least then be sure of not being shot down in flames. Note that the flight extended to and beyond the river! |
|  | | impi

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 43
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:56 pm | |
| And what was this earth shaking comment, I supposedly made. |
|  | | Chard1879

Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:43 pm | |
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|  | | Julian Whybra
Posts : 3685 Join date : 2011-09-12 Location : Billericay, Essex
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:31 pm | |
| I'm not aware you've ever made one. I was writing hypothetically...if you were to make one, so to speak. |
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 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:20 am | |
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|  | | littlehand

Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:35 am | |
| Would a revolver back in 1879 have functioned after being in water? Black powder, not sure ammunition technology went a far a water-proofing. Perhaps Neil could help? |
|  | | impi

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 43
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:40 am | |
| - Julian Whybra wrote:
- Well, do as you wish, but as a general rule I always check the original accounts BEFORE I make any potentially earth-shaking comment. I can at least then be sure of not being shot down in flames.
Note that the flight extended to and beyond the river! Perhaps in-directly aimed at me. Regarding the earthing Shaking comment! |
|  | | impi

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 43
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:42 am | |
| - littlehand wrote:
- Would a revolver back in 1879 have functioned after being in water? Black powder, not sure ammunition technology went a far a water-proofing. Perhaps Neil could help?
Good Point LH. |
|  | | Julian Whybra
Posts : 3685 Join date : 2011-09-12 Location : Billericay, Essex
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:08 am | |
| LH A good point, yes, but I recall Sparks, I think, firing his revolver after the river to keep his pursuers away. I'll check his and others' accounts.
impi You have an incredible knack of getting the wrong end of the stick. In your post you asked who else saw Melvill and Coghill in flight. I gave you a list of who did and suggested you look up their accounts yourself. You then said there was no need to check accounts. I then said it was always wise to check written comments before making any pronouncements. Nothing was 'aimed' at you. I was trying to be helpful. |
|  | | Julian Whybra
Posts : 3685 Join date : 2011-09-12 Location : Billericay, Essex
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:59 am | |
| LH I just checked. It wasn't Sparks; it was Smith-Dorrien who, after swimming the river, kept his pursuers away by using his revolver. |
|  | | Mr Greaves

Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:07 am | |
| I was just, going to ask which "Sparks" source you quote from? |
|  | | Julian Whybra
Posts : 3685 Join date : 2011-09-12 Location : Billericay, Essex
 | Subject: Re: Did Coghill Meet Melville, Before Entering The River. Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:59 am | |
| Mr. Greaves I checked only the account in Clements, W. H., The Glamour and Tragedy of the Zulu War, (London, 1936), p. 63, not the 1929 one or the anecdote in Holt. I was looking specifically at his story after crossing the river. |
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