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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1704

(x) Zululand
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
Volunteer Forces
1879 (12 Aug.) entire letter from P. Lane, a volunteer officer with No. 1 Company, Natal Native Pioneers to G. Frytchley, Sanitary Inspector at Durban, marked "Envelopes & stamps unobtainable on active service", countersigned "Free, J. Nolan. Commanding Pioneers. Col. Clarkes Column" and with light Natal c.d.s. on face, Durban c.d.s. (18.8) on reverse; the letter headed "Ulundi" with interesting contents and describing the Ulundi battlefield one month after the event with "many corpses of men and horses scattered about". Photo

Note: This entire letter provides an interesting insight into the activities of No. 1 Company of the Naval Native Pioneers. It tells of the building of a fort at Conference Hill, under Gen. Newdgate's 2nd. Division. The Company was seconded to Wood's Flying Column and took part in the fighting at the battle of Ulundi. Due to high praises that Gen. Wood bestowed upon this company, instead of being transferred back to Durban, they were instead seconded to Col. Clarke's Column involved in mopping up operations and the ultimate collapse of King Cetshwayo kaMpande

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