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 : 889 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 56 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:55 am
Hi,
As part of my slide show (so I can try to get my head around the battle of Isandlwana - and for something to do while convalescing) I have prepared this map -can someone please check that I have Dyson's potential position and the position of the Right Horn correct.
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:55 am
I think you might want to re-think Durnford's Donga!
SRB1965
Posts : 889 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 56 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:39 am
Move it to the one slighty 'east'?
Julian Whybra
Posts : 2472 Join date : 2011-09-12
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:56 am
Yes, to the Nyogane (i.e. not the Mpofane donga).
SRB1965
Posts : 889 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 56 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:36 am
Thank you - duly moved......there's too many dongas in that joint.
Julian Whybra
Posts : 2472 Join date : 2011-09-12
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:48 am
Regarding your original questions, no-one can say with absolute certainty where Dyson was PRECISELY. From the evidence it can be estimated. As for the right horn, certainly part of the uNokhenke came down the east side of Isandhlwana i.e. the spur.
SRB1965
Posts : 889 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 56 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:03 am
Hi Julian,
I am also struggling to place where the RA flight was stopped by the 'donga' - I believe the site was excavated some years ago - any ideas of the location?
Thanks
Simon
Julian Whybra
Posts : 2472 Join date : 2011-09-12
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:04 pm
On your map above, west of Stony Koppie, left of the words 'The Saddle', close to the red dotted line. You can see the 'donga' or gully clearly on your map.
SRB1965
Posts : 889 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 56 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Can someone check a couple of location on a map? Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:54 pm
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