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shelldrake
Wagga, Australia
Posts: 396
 | | A sad day | | Posted on: 1/22/2013 1:17:14 AM | On this day in 1879 Queen Victoria's army met with one of its greatest tragedies, the battle of Isandlwana. This battle still raises son many questions, and will continue to do so for years. I had the privilege to visit the site late last year and it was an experiance I shall never forget.
RIP lads,
Cheers,
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"Where a goat can go a man can go, where a man can go he can drag a gun"
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Lightning
Glasgow, UK
Posts: 654
| | Re: A sad day | | Posted on: 1/22/2013 11:57:18 AM | Well said.
My thoughts are with the many men of both sides who fought and fell on that awful day.
I'll post more on the anniversary of the Battle of Rorke's Drift.
Regards,
Colin
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"There is no course open to us but to fight it out. Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end."
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TomS
Atlanta, GA, USA
Posts: 570
| | Re: A sad day | | Posted on: 1/22/2013 7:17:30 PM | Although it had a number of inaccuracies, "ZULU" remains one of my favorite movies.
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mpreed
Monroe, MI, USA
Posts: 389
| | Re: A sad day | | Posted on: 1/22/2013 11:10:30 PM | Sad day. Glorious day. Rather depends upon which side of the spy glass one is looking through.
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Regards,
Michael P. Reed
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shelldrake
Wagga, Australia
Posts: 396
| | Re: A sad day | | Posted on: 1/23/2013 11:48:51 PM |
Quote:Sad day. Glorious day. Rather depends upon which side of the spy glass one is looking through.
--mpreed
Maybe both sad and glorious from both sides of the spy glass.
Cheers
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"Where a goat can go a man can go, where a man can go he can drag a gun"
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