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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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The below photograph is from thew history of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards and shows Colonel Pulteney's column at Isandlwana in September, 1901. The mounted men are most probably the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. The Colonial Scouts also bivouacked at Isandlwana whilst riding out to the Nqutu Magistracy in early 1900.
What a wonderful photo.. Can anyone say what that large stack of stones represents. Would it be Durnford's last stand or is that too far away from Isandlwana.
I believe its just one of the many cairns scattered about although that one is quite large comparing it to the horse. The caption doesn't mention anything about the cairns.
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Natal Field Artillery approaching Isandlwana probably taken fifteen to twenty years after the historic Anglo Zulu battle in 1879 Source: F 180 AND BE THERE
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] It is very interesting. Having visited the area a number of times recently, I compared a colour image of mine taken from a similar viewpoint and what struck me most was the change in vegetation.
Source: F 180 AND BE THERE Text & Photo's by Lawrance Brennon
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Hi Frank Yes that's the large Cairn which borders the car park , Black's Kopie is to the left . The small track going up the hill on the right leads up to Younghusband's Cairn . 90th
1879graves
Posts : 3038 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
It says on the website that the NFA photo is from the Boer War. Presumably then they are on the original road from RD to Isandhlwana travelled by No 3 Column in 1879?
Steve
90th
Posts : 10089 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Thanks Graves for postin the two pics much appreciated . Steve I agree it would most likely be the original road from RD , I had seen that photo before but cant remember where ? . 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
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