Walking from Rorke's Drift to Isandlwana...A fantastic hike along the old battlefield 

Cheers, Mark. That is a lovely compliment and makes all the hard work well worth while.

Thanks mate. I loved making this one 👍

It is certainly a stunning spot - thanks for watching.

Thanks, will do!

Hi mate- he wasn't having a road built. There was an exisiting wagon track. He didn't have the engineering capability to build roads. Just to help slightly improve what was already there. Thanks a lot. Chris.

@@redcoathistory On that note I was surprised to learn that Chelmsford camped for six days after the raid on Sihayo's kraal before moving on to Isandlwana.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks, Bill

BTW my war game channel will be posting a Zulu War miniature war game video this weekend ! My board game “Horns of the Buffalo “ is doing very well

Cheers, Keith.

Some close ups of both those items would've been good though🤔

Sadly that is true. A lovely man, sorely missed.

Yes, as the crow flies it's actually very close.

Thanks Martin / I will certainly do so 👍🏼

That will be great - you'll love it.

Thanks. It’s a good question. I would spend a full day at Isandlwana and try to cover all the key points including the ridge, Durnford’s donga etc etc. If you are fit and strong you could do the fugitives trail in an afternoon but it needs a guide and/or some setting up if you want to swim the river at the end - it’s also east to get lost. Rorkes Drift only needs a few hours but I’d definitely factor in climbing shiyane mountain and also exploring the caves where the Zulu sharp shooters were hidden.

Ha ha luckily no lions around Rorke's Drift :-)

Hi mate. Yes, I think it must look quite similar tho I was told there were fewer trees then.

I stayed at the Rorke's Drift hotel and enjoyed it very much - it's probably not as fancy as the Isandlwana Lodge or the Fugitives Drift lodge tho so it depends on your budget...All of them are clean, safe and supply good meals...

@@redcoathistory my family actually stayed there for a couple of days and actually we had a couple hundred visitors over and they all decided to get some of the locals dressed up in Zulu outfits and we had a huge battle which resulted in actually a couple locals dying rip

Yes, correct - they lumbered there way forward over a number of days with a small battle at Siyaho's kraal on route.

Off the top of my head I think it was just under ten.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard younghusbands company did but eventually they ran out of ammunition and bayonet charged. It is one of the most moving moments of the battle. The terrain on most of the mountain doesn’t really lend itself to defence and also I genuinely don’t believe the officers believed things were as bad as they were until Durnford pulled back leaving their flank exposed / after that they were done for.

Not from the mission station - but you can from the bluff above the drift where they built Fort melvill. I've made a film about the fort that you may like.

@@redcoathistory I saw that one. Just found a black and white photo on the National Army Museum website showing that very view. Love your videos, Christian, just remember to laager your wagons!

@@BrendonChase2012 Fantastic - thanks a lot.

I'll be honest - in terms of wildlife I'm not actually sure, it's a good question.

Africa is a huge continent Sherman, so I guess it depends where you mean. South Africa has high rates of crime but generally for tourists is safe and good value for money.

@@redcoathistory Thank you for your reply. I have been wrapped up in the Zulu Wars and the Boers since I saw the famous movie. I am so thrilled to have found your channel and to message you. I wish I could tour the sites there. Believe it or not, I have some ties to Africa. My Great Great Grandmother was from the Bantu's. What you said in your introduction is true. History is being lost because of the failure to carry the message of battles like this. I am 50 years old and a War Veteran myself. It is astonishing how we keep repeating mistakes because we fail to learn from history. It is sad that history is not an important subject in schools like it used to be. It was a pleasure to message you. Be safe and I hope to converse again.

@@shermangriffin4668 Many thanks and all the best, I appreciate your message

Ha ha yes - made of the best material :-)