By Ian Castle
For plenty of humans the epitome of the British soldier of the past due Victorian interval is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa within the 1870s. This name covers the foremost interval of the wars opposed to the Zulu and Boers; the dramatic battles of Rorke's go with the flow, Isandlwana, Ulundi, Laing's Nek and Majuba are probably the most recognized engagements within the background of the British military. the adventure of the British soldier from the again streets of Britain's internal towns, to the remoted rock outcrop of Isandlwana and the mountain most sensible of Majuba is certainly one of self-discipline, devotion, loyalty, bravery, decision and sheer hard-work. it's a trip from which many males by no means lower back.
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