Identifier: historyofbattles02mood (find matches)
Title: The history of the battles and adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, etc. in Southern Africa, from the time of Pharaoh Necho, to 1888
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Moodie, D. C. F. Moodie, D. C. F. (Duncan Campbell Francis), 1838-1891
Subjects: South Africa : History.
Publisher: Cape Town : Murray
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elf, he turned his horse to fly, when the animal losthis footing, and great was the fall. In the scrimmage uphe lost his spurs, and was altogether in a deplorable plight,scared, covered with mud, wet, and miserable. He toldme the tale himself, acknowledging that he was in a greatfright, as, he said, he was no fighting man, and had a greatdread of having an assegai sticking in him. The man Isent reached Stanger, and found that the alarm had alreadybeen given, and all the people about were going intolaager. My note, however, reassured them and theyreturned to their homes next morning.1k2 500 john dunns notes. At daylight en the ensuing day it was found that theonly damage done by the cannonading of the Marines was-a dead horse and a tattered bag of mealies, both of whichwere riddled with bullets. Thus ended this farce. The crossing of the tioops into Zululand, and the marchto Etshowe, I will leave to others to describe, but afterIsandhlwane, the Colony was in a constant state of alarm..
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CHAPTER LXIV. john dunns notes. Some time after the happening of the events, as abovedescribed, when I was on my way back from DUrban, andwhen I was at the Umhlali Hotel, I received a note from-the late Mr. Reynolds, saying that Lord Chelmsford was athis place, and would very much like to see me. So thenext morning, about nine oclock, I started in compliancewith his wishes, but met the General—who had also-started to see me—on the road. He got off his horse andasked me to allow him to get into my trap, while mygroom, who was with me, could ride his horse, as hewanted to have some private conversation with me. Ithen turned back and drove him part of his way on hisjourney. We had a long conversation, the purport ofwhich was that he had been greatly misled by people whoknew nothing of Zululand or the Zulus, and that he wouldbe glad if I would give him my advice and assistance. Ipromised to raise a body of one hundred and fifty of myown men to act as scouts and hand them over to the o

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