Graham Charles LearMore stories showing the human side of the Anglo-Zulu war.After the battle at Rorke’s Drift, soldiers shared their experiences, while officers wrote reports and some kept diaries. These accounts…Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
Graham Charles LearWhat Really Happened At The Battle Of Isandlwana In The 1879 Zulu WarThe Anglo Zulu war has fascinated me since the late 60s. There are so many amazing stories that if filmmakers would learn just a little…Jan 9, 2022Jan 9, 2022
Graham Charles LearThe Redcoat in the Cave ISANDLWANAOne of the enduring stories of the battle of Isandlwana is that of Captain Reginald Younghusband and his “C” Company. Positioned to the…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
Graham Charles LearMelton Prior. War Correspondent Artist. Anglo Zulu WarMelton Prior (12 September 1845–2 November 1910), was an English artist and war correspondent who in 1879 went out to South Africa to…Jan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022
Graham Charles LearCaptain David Moriarty an Officer Responsible for one of the many foolhardy mishaps of the ZuluWar.The more I look at the Anglo Zulu war of 1879 the more I am convinced that the British had some of the most incompetent imbeciles this…Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Graham Charles LearMore stories from the Anglo Zulu war of 1879.In the greater accounts of battles, the small and personal incidents are often overlooked — but these bring out the human side of what men…Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
Graham Charles LearThe Death Of A French Prince In Far Away Africa.The Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 was fraught with mistakes, along with many deaths on both sides. However one of the most tragic, needless deaths…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
Graham Charles LearBattle of Gingindlovu in the Zulu war.We are now coming to near the end of the war and the tide has now turned in favour of the BritishApr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Graham Charles LearThe Battle of Hlobane Mountain changed the Zulu War.There is a lonely grave out in Zululand some eight miles north of Hlobane Mountain. On a slight rise between two streams, where the rooi…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Graham Charles LearCaptain R. Younghusband’ Last Stand And Charge At Isandlwana“Impi, wo nansimpi yeza, Wobani bengathinta ma bubhesi?”Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Graham Charles LearRorkes Drift Survivers. What Happened To Them?They would face 4,000 terrifying Zulu warriors who had seen their fellow warriors slaughter 1700 British and Natal soldiers just a few…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Graham Charles LearWhat was it like to be a soldier fighting in the 1879 Zulu war?Lt John Rouse Merriot Chard, VC, one of the heroes of Rorke’s Drift, together with a group of other officers from the Royal Engineers…Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
Graham Charles LearWhat was it like at Rorke’s Drift on 22nd January 1879?We are fortunate that we have the memoir of Private Hitch one of the defenders and recipients of one of the 11 Victoria Crosses that tells…Sep 4, 2022Sep 4, 2022
Graham Charles LearHow Did the Anglo-Zulu War Start And Why? And a little-known battle.To understand anything about the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879, you have to get into the mindset of the senior players in Natal and the British…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Graham Charles LearLieutenant John Chard Officer in charge of Rorkes Drift acquired these photos, sometime after the…The photographs belonged to Lieutenant John Chard, who won a Victoria Cross for leading the valiant defence of the garrisonJan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023