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Rorke's Drift, known as kwaJim ("Jim's Land") in the Zulu language, was a mission station and the former trading post of James Rorke, an Irish merchant. It was located near a drift, or ford, on the Buffalo (Mzinyathi) River, which at the time formed the border between the British colony of Natal and the Zulu kingdom...On 9 January 1879, the British No. 3 (Centre) Column, under Lord Chelmsford, arrived and encamped at the drift..On 11 January, the date the British ultimatum to the Zulus expired, the column crossed the river and encamped on the Zulu bank. A small force consisting of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2nd/24th) under Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead was detailed to garrison the post, which had been turned into a supply depot and hospital under the overall command of Brevet Major Henry Spalding, 104th Foot, a member of Chelmsford's staff...
On 20 January, after reconnaissance patrolling and building of a track for its wagons, Chelmsford's column marched to Isandlwana, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) to the east, leaving behind the small garrison. A large company of the 2nd/3rd NATAL Native Contingent (NNC) under Captain William Stevenson was ordered to remain at the post to strengthen the garrison.. This company numbered between 100 and 350 men...Late on the evening of 21 January, Durnford was ordered to Isandlwana, as was a small detachment of No. 5 Field Company, Royal Engineers, commanded by Lieutenant John Chard, which had arrived on the 19th..Sometime around noon on the 22nd, Major Spalding left the station for Helpmekaar to ascertain the whereabouts of Rainforth's G Company, which was now overdue. He left Chard in temporary command. Chard rode down to the drift itself where the engineer's camp was located. Soon thereafter, two survivors from Isandlwana – Lieutenant Gert Adendorff of the 1st/3rd NNC and a trooper from the NATAL Carbineers – arrived bearing the news of the defeat and that a part of the Zulu impi (Zulu word for any armed body of men) was approaching the station..
At about 3.30 pm, a mixed troop of about 100 Natal Native Horse (NNH) under Lieutenant Alfred Henderson arrived at the station after having retreated in good order from Isandlwana. They volunteered to picket the far side of the Oscarberg (Shiyane), the large hill that overlooked the station and from behind which the Zulus were expected to approach..By the time the Undi Corps reached Rorke's Drift at 4:30 pm they had fast-marched some 20 miles (30 km) from the morning encampment they had left around 8 am, they would spend almost the next 11 and a half hours continuously storming the British fortifications at Rorke's Drift..While most of the men of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (1/24) were recruited from the industrial towns and agricultural classes of England, principally from Birmingham and adjacent southwest counties, only 10 soldiers of the 1/24 that fought in the battle were Welsh. Many of the soldiers of the junior battalion, the 2/24, were Welshmen.. Of the 122 soldiers of the 24th Regiment present at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, 49 are known to have been of English nationality, 32 were Welsh, 16 were Irish, 1 was a Scot, and 3 were born overseas. The nationalities of the remaining 21 are unknown...Soon after their appearance, the they left the way they had come...
Most Zulu warriors were armed with an iklwa (the Zulu refinement of the assegai thrusting spear) and a shield made of cowhide... The Zulu army drilled in the personal and tactical use and coordination of this weapons system. Some Zulus also had old muskets and antiquated rifles, though their marksmanship training was poor and the quality and supply of powder and shot dreadful..The Zulu attitude towards firearms was that: "The generality of Zulu warriors, however, would not have firearms – the arms of a coward, as they said, for they enable the poltroon to kill the brave without awaiting his attack."..As dawn broke, the British could see that the Zulus were gone; all that remained were the dead and severely wounded.. Patrols were dispatched to scout the battlefield, recover rifles, and look for survivors, many of whom were X-ecuted when found.. At roughly 7:00 am, an Impi of Zulus suddenly appeared, and the British manned their positions again..No attack materialized, as the Zulus had been on the move for 6 days prior to the battle and had not eaten properly for 2... In their ranks were hundreds of wounded, and they were several days' march from any supplies. Soon after their appearance, the Zulus left the way they had come...
The Square and Compasses (square and a set of compasses joined together) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry...The Square and Compasses are often depicted with the letter "G" in the center...
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sanctumzone.co.uk/forum/spirituality-rel...html?start=20#121637Prenatal or antenatal development is the process in which a human embryo or fetus (or foetus) gestates during pregnancy, from fertilization until birth. Postnatal (Latin for after birth, from post, meaning after, and natalis, meaning of birth) is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about 6 weeks..sanctumzone.co.uk/forum/Recommended-Read...html?start=40#137028 Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a type of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, typically after childbirth.. Even though their fire was not accurate, it was responsible for 5 of the 17 British deaths at Rorke's Drift...sanctumzone.co.uk/forum/spirituality-rel...html?start=60#129091
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