 By the 16th the slow advance was quickened by the news that Wolseley was on his way to Natal to take command.On the 17th a depot named 'Fort Marshall' was established - not far from Isandlhwana.On 28 June Chelmsford's column was a mere 17 miles away from Ulundi and had established the supply depots of 'Fort Newdigate', 'Fort Napoleon' and 'Port Durnford' when Sir Garnet Wolseley arrived in Cape Town.