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Interesting Reads

Smoking Party at Elandslaagte – By Pat Rundgren

7 December 2020 by Website Admin

When the Boer raiding party rode into Elandslaagte on 19 October 1899 they first made a turn at David Harris’ … Read More

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The use of so-called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ by Zulu Warriors – by Pat Rundgren

7 December 2020 by Website Admin

Physical combat has to be the most exhilarating experience that any man can have. Obviously, all-out effort, commitment and ferocity … Read More

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The action at Acton Homes by Robin Smith

7 December 2020 by Website Admin

In September 2019 we lost the doyen of Anglo Boer War researchers, Steve Watt. Steve put together a seminal book … Read More

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Isandlwana – Durnford’s Last Stand – by Pat Rundgren

7 December 2020 by Website Admin

“An ancient song, as old as the ashes Echoed as Mageba’s warriors marched away”. South African Contemporary Folk Song. Johhny … Read More

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THE “LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS” AT ISANDLWANA by Pat Rundgren

24 January 2019 by Website Admin

“Hopeless battalions, destined to die, Broken by the Benders of Kings”. Contemporary South African folk song. Johnny Clegg and Savuka. … Read More

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ISANDLWANA – THE MAN IN THE CAVE by Pat Rundgren

24 January 2019 by Website Admin

“Impi, wo nansimpi yeza, Wobani bengathinta ma bubhesi?” “Who is going (to be stupid enough) to touch the lions? Contemporary … Read More

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We Wander the Battlefields by Midge Carter

3 May 2018 by Website Admin

We Wander the Battlefields is the fruit of Midge Carter’s life-long passion for the history of the Anglo-Boer and Zulu … Read More

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Another Blood Soaked Hill in Zululand

3 May 2018 by Website Admin

GUNNER FREDERICK HENRY BRADLEY V.C. Although suffering from the worst drought in decades, one hopes that the rainy season is … Read More

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The Capture of Winston Churchill

25 April 2018 by Website Admin

THE CAPTURE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL – THE ARMOURED TRAIN INCIDENT. 15 NOVEMBER 1899. “I have had, in the last four … Read More

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Itala Monument to Valour by M C Carter

1 March 2018 by Website Admin

Twice in less than 23 years, Natal was saved from invasion by the gallant stands made by two small, vastly … Read More

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Frederick Hitch and the defence of Rorkes Drift by M Boucher

1 March 2018 by Website Admin

The story of Rorke’s Drift has often been told and perhaps nowhere so graphically as by Donald R. Morris in … Read More

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The Prince Imperial by Alf Wade

1 March 2018 by Website Admin

This article is the text of a talk to the S.A. Military History Society by Mr Alf Wade, of Vryheid, … Read More

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Latest Interesting Reads

  • Smoking Party at Elandslaagte – By Pat Rundgren
  • The use of so-called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ by Zulu Warriors – by Pat Rundgren
  • The action at Acton Homes by Robin Smith
  • Isandlwana – Durnford’s Last Stand – by Pat Rundgren
  • THE “LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS” AT ISANDLWANA by Pat Rundgren

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      • Advice on Visiting the Battlefields
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      • Voortrekker – Zulu Conflict
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