Osprey's study of British troops prior to and during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879). On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one solution to the complex problems which beset the region was to overthrow the last powerful independent black kingdom bordering British possessions – the Zulu kingdom of King Cetshwayo KaMapande. However Cetshwayo had remained on the political defensive. This book descirbes the uniforms and equipment of the forces that Thesiger led across the border to wage war in Zululand.
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Ian Knight is widely regarded as a leading international expert on the Anglo-Zulu War. He has written, co-written or edited over 30 books, including several in the Osprey Men-at-Arms, Elite, Warrior and Campaign series. He studied Afro-Caribbean Studies at Kent University, and is an Honorary Research Associate of the Natal Museum and Vice President of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society. He has also contributed to a number of television documentaries on the war. In 2000 he was the historian advising the Glasgow University team who made the first archaeological survey of the Isandlwana battlefield.
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On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blue patrol jacket, undress frock, cord riding breeches, foreign service helmet, patrol jackets, grenade badge, facing colour, shoulder cords, regimental badge, ammunition pouches, steel scabbard, rank badges, pouch belt, dress tunic, forage cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zulu War, Royal Engineers, Frontier Light Horse, Rorke's Drift, Lower Drift, Natal Native Contingent, National Army Museum, Dragoon Guards, Author's Collection, Natal Native Horse, Natal Archives, South Africa, Army Service Corps, Flying Column, Royal Artillery Institute, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Army Hospital Corps, Cardiff Castle, Colour-Sergeant Bourne New!
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On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blue patrol jacket, undress frock, cord riding breeches, foreign service helmet, patrol jackets, grenade badge, facing colour, shoulder cords, regimental badge, ammunition pouches, steel scabbard, rank badges, pouch belt, dress tunic, forage cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zulu War, Royal Engineers, Frontier Light Horse, Rorke's Drift, Lower Drift, Natal Native Contingent, National Army Museum, Dragoon Guards, Author's Collection, Natal Native Horse, Natal Archives, South Africa, Army Service Corps, Flying Column, Royal Artillery Institute, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Army Hospital Corps, Cardiff Castle, Colour-Sergeant Bourne New!
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- Zulu War (General Military) by Ian Knight on page 31
- Queen Victoria's Commanders (Elite) by Michael Barthorp in Back Matter
- The Zulus (Elite) by Ian Knight in Back Matter
- Zulu War 1879: Twilight of a Warrior Nation (Campaign) by Ian Castle on page 93
- Marching to the Drums: Eyewitness Accounts of War from the Kabul Massacre to the Siege of Mafikeng by Ian Knight in Front Matter
- Zulu 1816-1906 (Warrior) by Ian Knight in Back Matter
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