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Franz! Help! Lunatic!
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From the Cook Sir They saw me dip your shaving tin in the tea-water this morning made their tea taste of Lifebuoy toilet soap they saij Handing him the bottle of gin he purloined earlier. 2t
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So you got it in the line of dooty.. ... point taken.
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Will we be fighting the Zulus soo~ Quartermaster? .
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Could be. Across the river into Zululand. . They might just be waiting there for us to show up... .them stabbing assegais pointing right at our bellies!....
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You afeared of the Zulus then Quartermaster?
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One Zulu is only one man.. ..and I'm afeared of no one man... but the Zulu they come in the thousands.... like a black wave of death.... in the thousands.... and them assegais.... stabbing!
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Why don 't the Zulus attack?
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Zulu may not wear shoes or trousers and the like but it don 't mean to say they got no brains. They'll watch us and wait and find our weaknesses.
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An historical moment Gentlemen.
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1 saw you lead our Cavalry sir
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Were they in good heart as they entered enemy territory?
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Tell what you see. Write it well Sir and make sure you get it right
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Do not confuse yourse{fi Why? We must strike a heavy blow. This cannot be a war of manoeuvre.
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My only fear is that the Zulu will avoid the engagement
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What o'clock is it Mr Noggs?
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Our friend Colonel Dumford will be should be at this minute approaching Pulleine. I think we'll eat here. I want to scout that mountain top and be back with an appetite in one hour. .
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Splendid horsemanship Who are they?
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They come well recommended do they? DURNFORD
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Oh... indeed. Crealock we should see that Colonel Dumford has an Officer for his hard riders. Perhaps a subaltern from the Twenty Fourth.
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Excellent. Thank you. Give them to Crealock would you?
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You intended to bring your reserves across the river?
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Intelligence? Sources of your own? Did it not occur to you they may be native rumours? Rumours to draw you off- to leave the whole ofNatal open to a possible counter thrust
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Are you dictating the strategy of this war Sir?
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Tomorrow we will continue our advance on Ulundi. Dumford kindly return to your unit Bring them here immediately to support Pulleine. Mr Vereker will join you as ADC. Do you understand me clearly?
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Stuart?
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Yes.
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How quickly can you move your artillery forward?
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Well my horses are feeding as you may observe Mr Coghill. It'll take a little while.
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Well fed or hungry Pulleine wants them in position immediately. .
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Right. Bombardier to me please.
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Lighting COGHILL' 5 cigar: Our good Colonel Dumford scored quite a coup with the Sikali Horse.
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Well that's typical of Her Majesty's army. Appoint an engineer to do a soldier's work.
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Which one?
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ft could be you flatter yourself CoghilL It's that odd eye.
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Keep steady. You're the best shots of the Twenty-Fourth. You bunch of heathens do it
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Colonel Durnford... William Vereker. I hear you 've been seeking Officers?
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Good ones yes Mr Vereker. Gentlemen who can ride and shoot
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Your orders Mr Vereker?
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I'm to take the Sikali with the main column to the river
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Lord Chelmsford seems to want me to stay back with my Basutos.
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I think Chelmsford wants a good man on the border Why he fears a flanking attack and requires a steady Commander in reserve.
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