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Rifle and Spear with the Zulu: The Life of Lt. Col. Alan Colstoun Gardner

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Description:Born in 1842 Alan Gardner was a professional soldier in Queen Victoria’s Army for 22 years serving both in India and Africa. He then went on to become a famous big game hunter and Liberal Member of Parliament. During his time as a soldier he would carve his name into the annals of military history as one of only five Imperial Officers to survive the disastrous Anglo-Zulu War battle of Isandlwana in South Africa on 22nd January 1879. Responsible for writing the note warning the garrison at Rorke’s Drift of the impending arrival of 4000 Zulus, which ultimately lead to its survival and the award of 11 Victoria Crosses to its defenders, he would go on to fight at two other major battles of the Zulu War: Hlobane and Kambula. A controversial figure during the campaign, this book explores in great depth his relationship with his fellow officers, the press and why he was seen by some as a coward who ran away. It is the first complete in-depth biography of an Isandlwana survivor to be published since that fateful day 139 years ago. After leaving the army he returned to his family who lived at Stansted Hall, Essex and married a local girl, Nora Blyth, from Blythwood House. Along with his wife (a fascinating figure in her own right) they travelled the world in search of big game, and both became renowned hunters . This book looks at these foreign travels, hair raising encounters with the local wildlife and later political campaign trail when Alan would become a Member of Parliament for Ross in Herefordshire. The author has been privileged to speakWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rifle and Spear with the Zulu: The Life of Lt. Col. Alan Colstoun Gardner. To get started finding Rifle and Spear with the Zulu: The Life of Lt. Col. Alan Colstoun Gardner, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 412

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Dreadnought Publishing

Release: 2018

ISBN: 1999958705

Description: Born in 1842 Alan Gardner was a professional soldier in Queen Victoria’s Army for 22 years serving both in India and Africa. He then went on to become a famous big game hunter and Liberal Member of Parliament. During his time as a soldier he would carve his name into the annals of military history as one of only five Imperial Officers to survive the disastrous Anglo-Zulu War battle of Isandlwana in South Africa on 22nd January 1879. Responsible for writing the note warning the garrison at Rorke’s Drift of the impending arrival of 4000 Zulus, which ultimately lead to its survival and the award of 11 Victoria Crosses to its defenders, he would go on to fight at two other major battles of the Zulu War: Hlobane and Kambula. A controversial figure during the campaign, this book explores in great depth his relationship with his fellow officers, the press and why he was seen by some as a coward who ran away. It is the first complete in-depth biography of an Isandlwana survivor to be published since that fateful day 139 years ago. After leaving the army he returned to his family who lived at Stansted Hall, Essex and married a local girl, Nora Blyth, from Blythwood House. Along with his wife (a fascinating figure in her own right) they travelled the world in search of big game, and both became renowned hunters . This book looks at these foreign travels, hair raising encounters with the local wildlife and later political campaign trail when Alan would become a Member of Parliament for Ross in Herefordshire. The author has been privileged to speakWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rifle and Spear with the Zulu: The Life of Lt. Col. Alan Colstoun Gardner. To get started finding Rifle and Spear with the Zulu: The Life of Lt. Col. Alan Colstoun Gardner, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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