"Kwazulu Natal - Rorkes Drift" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Apr 2024 4:56 p.m. PST |
"At the end of my little tour through KwaZulu Natal, I went to the Buffalo River and the legendary battlefield of Rorkes Drift. Many of you are probably familiar with the defense of this mission station from the legendary film "Zulu". Here 150 British and colonial soldiers successfully fought against the attack of 4,000 Zulu warriors. No wonder this event was celebrated in the British Empire after the defeat of Isandlwana and it rained Victoria Crosses for the defenders after the successful battle…"
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| William Warner | 21 Apr 2024 8:58 p.m. PST |
A wonderful pictorial tour of a famous site I will likely never see! Thanks for posting. |
| Choctaw | 22 Apr 2024 7:21 a.m. PST |
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| laretenue | 22 Apr 2024 11:18 a.m. PST |
Do others know a quirk of the battle that I don't? Why do all those men of the 24th have their helmets on backwards? Looks daft and unsoldierly. |
Frederick  | 22 Apr 2024 12:38 p.m. PST |
Interesting – and I suspect the person who put the helmets on was not quite clear on front from back! |
| Tango01 | 22 Apr 2024 3:39 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys… Armand |
| mjkerner | 23 Apr 2024 10:11 a.m. PST |
Backwards helmets would give more shade to the eyes while firing. I assume that's something individual's might do on occasion. |
| Tango01 | 23 Apr 2024 3:39 p.m. PST |
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