The Battle of Isandlwana—January 1879.

A Photographic Tour

Isandlwana 1879

I consider that there never was a position where a small force could have made a better defensive stand

 

Lord Chelmsford’s reply to a question in late 1879 asking why the camp at Isandlwana was not fortified or laagered as per Field Force Regulations 1878.

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