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: Small Pox Zulu War 1879 Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:42 pm
Is there a list of British serviceman who died from Small Pox during the Zulu War . I have looked, but to no avail. Any help appricated.
90th
Posts : 10288 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Small Pox in the zulu war Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:21 pm
I'm not sure Small Pox was in the Zulu War , it's highly contagious so you'd think 1,000's would be affected ? . Cant remember reading of it being present . As usual happy to be corrected or enlightened 90th
24th
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Subject: Re: Small Pox Zulu War 1879 Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:24 pm
Posts : 10288 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: small box in the zulu war Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:04 pm
Ray . As 24th has posted there isnt any evidence of Small Pox being present in Natal or Zululand during the war . HMS Boadicea's cases were discovered when the ship was at Simon's Bay , which from memory is near Capetown ? , nowhere near Zululand . I do remember reading the Boadicea was moored off -shore until the Small box was contained , the ship then setting sail to Durban and arriving after the start of the war , possibly March ? . 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7770 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Small Pox Zulu War 1879 Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:08 am
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] This is the old burial ground near Simonstown. I seem to recall seeing a couple of graves there while doing some research for POT. Spot on 90th Simonstown is just down the peninsular from Cape Town. Cheers
Dave
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Subject: Re: Small Pox Zulu War 1879 Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:00 pm
Posts : 10288 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Small Pox Zulu War Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:13 am
Hi All Yes there was smallpox on Boadicea etc , but the question was referring to the zulu war , not Capetown or Simons Bay , which are on the opposite side of the continent and therefore having no relevance to the actual conflict . I'm assuming that's what this thread is about ? Cheers 90th
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