A Lost Legionary in South Africa: From the Ninth Cape Frontier War and the Anglo-Zulu War to the Bechuanaland Expedition and the uSuthu Rebellion [Hardcover]

Revisits Hamilton-Brownes frontline experiences in the Zulu War, offering vivid recollections and crucial context surrounding Isandlwana and related campaigns.The Zulu War has long captured the public imagination, yet original accounts by participants in the campaign are rare. This revised edition of Hamilton-Brownes classic memoir is therefore a welcome addition to the literature on this legendary conflict.Colonel George Hamilton-Browne was a British soldier of fortune and adventurer who served in the Ninth Cape Frontier War in 1878, before fighting in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, the Bechuanaland Expedition of 18845 and the uSuthu Rebellion of 1888. The centrepiece of the book is Hamilton-Brownes vivid recollections of the battle of Isandlhwana  one of the greatest and most humiliating defeats in the history of the British Empire. He was also part of the force that returned to the stricken British camp after the battle and relieved Rorkes Drift the following day.This new, expanded edition offers readers a greater insight into the events Hamilton-Browne describes thanks to an introduction and commentary throughout by John Laband and a Foreword by Adrian Greaves, both leading Anglo-Zulu War experts. This fascinating and distinctive memoir will be essential reading for anyone interested in the Anglo-Zulu War.Colonel  he never held a rank higher than major  George Hamilton-Browne (1851 1916) was a soldier of fortune of Irish descent who emigrated to New Zealand in 1872 and then to the Cape Colony in 1878. In southern Africa he commanded colonial and local troops in many campaigns: the Ninth Cape Frontier War (1878); the Anglo-Zulu War (1879); the Bechuanaland Expedition (1884 5); the uSuthu Rebellion (1888); the First Matabele War (1893); the Second Matabele War (1896); and Mashonaland (18967). He returned to England in 1902 where he wrote three popularly received books of colonial adventuring, including this one. He died in Jamaica in 1916.Colonel GeorglC�