Zulu Dawn:“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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Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:44 am
It's noted that colonel Burnaby used a shotgun during the mahdist war, are there any Instances of any one using a shotgun during the zulu war?
90th
Posts : 10326 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:50 am
I think I might've come across a statement mentioning Shotgun's during the war ? . The problem being as they are really only a close proximity type of weapon , if you had to resort to using one , there is an excellent chance you wouldnt have survived to place it's use on the public record ! Cheers 90th
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Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:10 pm
Hiya Gary, ' Fred ' was severely condemned for using the shotgun, as though it was unsportmans like and ungentlemanly, as a direct result he did not use it at Abu Klea, and was outside the broken square when he died.. xhosa
ciroferrara
Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:21 pm
I do remember reading that several officers called it "bad form" using a shotgun at EL Teb, it wouldn't surprise me though if there was some eccentric who did us one during the zulu war.
ciroferrara
Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 1:59 pm
Some really good images of burnaby:) what date was the shotgun in the photo manufactured ?
Isandula
Posts : 270 Join date : 2010-08-13
Subject: carte de visite of Burnaby Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:23 pm
An unpublished image of Burnaby, I believe: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:02 pm
Cracking pic..shades of his adventures to Khiva
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:05 pm
Ciroferrara, not sure without checking, believe he borrowed it off Caffin RN. xhosa
ciroferrara
Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: An odd question Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:34 pm
I've also found a reference to a Royal Navy Leiutenant Piggott using a shotgun at Abu Klea.
Isandula
Posts : 270 Join date : 2010-08-13
Subject: The shotgun loaner?--Commander Crawford Caffin, Royal Navy Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:33 pm
Posts : 10326 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: An odd question Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:27 am
Excellent Pics . 90th
Kopite
Posts : 5 Join date : 2015-01-19 Age : 69 Location : South Africa
Subject: Re: An odd question Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:01 pm
Hi All, I have just joined the group and would like to know if anyone can help me, am looking for a photograph of Christian Schiess (3rd Natal Native Contingent) VC winner of Rorke's Drift? I have searched the inter-net high and low but no luck. Can anyone help?
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 53 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: An odd question Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:07 pm
Subject: Re: An odd question Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:44 pm
Sadly, Kopite the answer is no!.there is no authenticated photograph in existence... and that is such a shame!. what a brave man to be so shabbily treated in later life. xhosa
24th
Posts : 1857 Join date : 2009-03-25
Subject: Re: An odd question Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:42 pm
xhosa2000 wrote:
Sadly, Kopite the answer is no!.there is no authenticated photograph in existence... and that is such a shame!. what a brave man to be so shabbily treated in later life. xhosa
Possibly not the case. Just hasn't been found yet!
Kopite
Posts : 5 Join date : 2015-01-19 Age : 69 Location : South Africa
Subject: Re: An odd question Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:41 pm
24th wrote:
xhosa2000 wrote:
Sadly, Kopite the answer is no!.there is no authenticated photograph in existence... and that is such a shame!. what a brave man to be so shabbily treated in later life. xhosa
Possibly not the case. Just hasn't been found yet!
Thanks 24th and Xhosa for the reply, sure one will be found sooner than later. Kopite
ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
Subject: Re: An odd question Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:23 pm
Kopite wrote:
24th wrote:
xhosa2000 wrote:
Sadly, Kopite the answer is no!.there is no authenticated photograph in existence... and that is such a shame!. what a brave man to be so shabbily treated in later life. xhosa
Possibly not the case. Just hasn't been found yet!
Thanks 24th and Xhosa for the reply, sure one will be found sooner than later. Kopite
There are at least two mistaken photographies of him on the net. Cheers
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