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John Young
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Age : 67
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| Subject: Easter Egg Hunt - not really  Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:10 pm | |
| Who, or what connects Staff Sergeant MacChesney and Sergeants F. Mulcahy and T. Quincannon to King Cetshwayo kaMpande?
Leave the chocolate alone and put on those thinking caps!
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Isandula
Posts : 272
Join date : 2010-08-13
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:42 pm | |
| These three were the brawling Irish sergeants in director John Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy" of the movies "For Apache," "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," and "Rio Grande"--all featuring John Wayne. As to the connection with King Cetshwayo, I can only hazard that in the one movie peace overtures were made to the Indian leader, but in the end the Native American hordes wiped out Cavalry leader Henry Fonda and his men similar to Isandlwana. Warm? No chocolate here, JB.
PS Could it be that John Wayne was Cetshwayo's grandson from an illegitimate tryst fathered when the king visited the UK in 1882? The King didn't bring his wives with him and so must have needed company. |
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John Young
Posts : 2840
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Age : 67
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:06 pm | |
| RB,
That's the two Sergeants accounted for Mulcahy was in Fort Apache, and the character of Quincannon appears in both She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande.
You'll have to look for a better man to find the Staff Sergeant, and a different army as well.
Close but no cigar, chocolate or Cuban!
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xhosa2000
Posts : 1185
Join date : 2015-11-24
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:57 pm | |
| "Ah Colonel Darlin" [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The incomparable Victor McLaglen.. |
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John Young
Posts : 2840
Join date : 2013-09-08
Age : 67
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 5:15 pm | |
| Les,
That's the man, so what's the link to King Cetshwayo?
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xhosa2000
Posts : 1185
Join date : 2015-11-24
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:45 pm | |
| Beat's me JY, i have the trilogy on blu ray,
i'ts been bugging me all day. grrr. |
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xhosa2000
Posts : 1185
Join date : 2015-11-24
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:28 pm | |
| Victor McLaglen. there is a connection to South Africa, but i guess i will
have to wait for the reveal..
one of my favourite actors David Niven.
Niven's grandfather William Degacher was killed in the Battle of Isandlwana (1879), during the Zulu War.. i have just re read bring on the empty horses.brilliant, i will have to get another copy of the
moons a balloon. |
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rusteze
Posts : 2871
Join date : 2010-06-02
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:29 pm | |
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John Young
Posts : 2840
Join date : 2013-09-08
Age : 67
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:35 pm | |
| Steve,
Well done!
The Christian Herald was ahead of its time though, as the meeting took place in 1882 at 18 Melbury Road, Kensington.
RB & Les,
Staff-Sgt. MacChesney was his character in Gunga Din.
John Y.
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rusteze
Posts : 2871
Join date : 2010-06-02
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:47 pm | |
| In the circumstances I think I would probably have told the Rev McLaglen what to do with them. Which he probably did in Zulu.
Steve |
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xhosa2000
Posts : 1185
Join date : 2015-11-24
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:11 pm | |
| Hmm, nice one JY.. so they went to Cetshwayo's gaff.. and
we all know what he thought of missionary's. good stuff. |
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John
Posts : 2558
Join date : 2009-04-06
Age : 60
Location : UK
| | Subject: Re: Easter Egg Hunt - not really Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:04 am | |
| Wonder where those bibles are now.! |
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