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Author Thompson, P. S. (Paul Singer)

Title Black soldiers of the queen [electronic resource] : the Natal native contingent in the Anglo-Zulu War / P.S. Thompson.

Imprint Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition Rev. ed.
Description vii, 179 p. : maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179).
Contents The coming of war -- Mobilization : the first regiment, pioneers and mounted troops -- Mobilization (continued) : the second and third regiments -- The third regiment in the Zulu country -- Disaster at Isandlwana -- Escape from the Zulu country -- Disbanding of the third regiment -- The second regiment to Eshowe and back -- Remodelling of the contingent -- The relief of Eshowe -- War in the thorns -- War on the plain -- War in the hills -- In the Zulu heartland -- Victory at Ulundi -- The king chase -- The return of peace.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century.
Zulu War, 1879.
Zulu War, 1879 -- Regimental histories.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0817353682
9780817353681

 
    
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