Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ops,9,0^; native contingent, with 802 conductorsand drivers in charge of nearly 700 waggons,forming the transport train. The period alloAved to Cetewayo for reply tothe ultimatum having expired, a declaration ofwar was made by Sir Bartle Frere, who thenplaced m the hands of Lord Chelmsford thefurther enforcement of all demands. Lord Chelmsfords army as detailed above was \Photo. : Crc INSANDHLWANA. 149 divided into five columns, which were to marchinto Zululand at different points, and to moveon Ulundi, Cetewayos capital, where they wereexpected to be able to concentrate victoriously.For our present purpose we need only consider It was under the immediate command of ColonelGlyn, C.B., and was formed by six guns, R.A.,one squadron mounted infantry, the 1st battalion24th Regiment, the 2nd battalion 24th Regi-ment, about 200 Natal volunteers, 150 Natalpolice, three battalions of the native contingent,and some native pioneers. This force crossedthe Buffalo river on the nth of January, and
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•THE CAMP WAS A PICTURESQUE SIGHT (/. I50). the 2nd and 3rd columns, as the others were in noway involved in the operations which led to thebattle of Insandhlwana. The 2nd column, underColonel Durnford, R.E., was almost entirelycomposed of natives, and was, in the first in-stance, more intended to be used as support andcommunication between the istand 3rd columnsthan for any other purpose. The 3rd columnwas the strongest and most important, and to itLord Chelmsford attached himself and his staff. encamped on the further side. The rainy seasonwas not 3et over, and not only was there somedifficulty and even danger in crossing the floodedriver, but the broken countrj- in front r,f thecolumn was nearly impassable from swamps andheavy ground, so that much road-making had tobe undertaken to enable the guns and transportto push forward. A successful attack was made on the 12th x;o BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. against the Isipezi Hill, but the stubborn resist-ance that was then made b

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