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🗓️ 25 August 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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0:29.3 | over beyond. It's January the 22nd, 1879. |
0:37.0 | On the vast plains of Zulu land, southwestern Africa, |
0:40.0 | a British army camp lies in the shadow of a giant rocky outcrop. |
0:46.0 | Crickets chirp loudly and the dry grass. |
0:50.0 | Their high-pitched hum has been a familiar backdrop to this entire campaign. |
0:54.0 | Overhead, a vulture circles lazily, searching for its next meal. |
1:09.8 | At dawn, Lord Chelmsford, the man in charge of the invading force led a column of around two and a half thousand men down the wide cattle track leading to a deep river bank. |
1:14.7 | A combination of British infantry and local conscripts of the Natal native contingent |
1:21.0 | or NNC, they headed out to attack some Zulu, spotted hiding along in the ravine. |
1:29.0 | Here in the camp, the mood is cheerful among the thousand or so men staying behind. |
1:34.0 | Their command is to defend their position against a possible |
1:38.0 | but highly unlikely Zulu assault. |
1:43.0 | Despite the rising heat, Colonel Henry Poulaine shrugs on his heavy red tunic and fixes his white belt around the waist. |
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