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    Some of the areas you drive through to get there are a bit sketchy. (Tugela Ferry comes to mind). Some like to do their own thing, but going with a specialist guide is well worth it. You don't necessarily need to go with a group, guided tours for small groups (one or two people) are available and not that expensive.

    We went from Durban, and the guide we went with took us out one way and back another, so we got to see a few extra things as well. For example, the "ultimatum tree" where the war really started, because it was here that the Zulus were given the unacceptable terms that led to the actual declaration. We also went through an area where the major battle of the Bombata rebellion was fought.

    Even if you go with a guide, it is good to have done some homework before hand. The Osprey military books have a great chronological illustrated guide to the battle. Again, with Ian Knight doing most of the writing. Maps out the various manouvers with a really good 3d map of events. Wish I had it with me when I walked the battle site.

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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...h-africa-by-a/

    British historian dies after savage beating in South Africa by armed robbers at his home
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    A British historian who spent almost 20 years working as a tour guide in South Africa specialising in the Anglo-Zulu war has died after a savage beating by armed robbers at his home.


    RIP Robert, I greatly enjoyed our short time together, your huge grin when I told you I had swam in the Buffalo River at the end of Fugitives Drift. They were good days I will never forget, thank you.

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    Very cool!

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    Very sad to read this....and a sad commentary on what South Africa has become. My best friend had cousins who lived there from the 70's on. They finally threw in the towel and left about ten years ago because of the violent crime and corruption.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NavyShooter View Post
    Visiting a battle ground gives an entirely new perspective on how the battle was fought.

    Walking across Vimy Ridge, and Beaumont Hammel, well, they were striking moments in my life.

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    A walk across an "old battlefield" can be far more touching than you can imagine unless you do it sometime.

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    I recall walking across the bridge at Arnhem. Sobering indeed...

    (Great pics of Africa as usual!)
    "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." - Mohandas Gandhi

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