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January 13, 2017January 24, 2018 imagejunkies Anglo-Zulu war, South Africa, Video

Rorke’s Drift: A video tour of the battlefield

In the latest of my battlefield tour videos I take you for a walk around Rorke's Drift and try to explain a little of the history.

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January 11, 2017January 16, 2017 imagejunkies Anglo-Zulu war, South Africa, Video

The battlefield of Isandlwana: A video tour

In this video Christian Parkinson gives a tour of the battlefield at Isandlwana, site of one of the British army's worst and most well known defeats.

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The new episode of #theredcoathistorypodcast is out on the 1st July. It covers the battle of Rorke’s Drift, probably the most famous engagement of the Victorian era. Here is a short excerpt from a video I made at the site a few years ago. . . . #history #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat
Inside #Khartoum #CWGC is a memorial originally erected in Suakin Cemetery by the Brigade of Guards in honour of their comrades who fell in the 1885-1886 campaign. . . . According to Wikipedia this is the background to that campaign: . . Following the fall of Khartoum, Graham led a second expedition in March 1885. This expedition is sometimes referred to as the Suakin Field Force. Its purpose was to clear Mahdist forces under Osman Digna from the region, and to supervise and protect the construction of the Suakin-Berber Railway. A week after its arrival in Suakin, the expedition fought in two actions: the Battle of Hashin or Hasheen on 20 March and the Battle of Tofrek on 22 March. The force was later joined by the New South Wales Contingent, which arrived at Suakin on 29 March.However, within two months the Gladstone government decided to abandon both the railway and its military campaign in Sudan.General Graham and his Suakin Field Force were evacuated from the port city on 17 May 1885.Nevertheless, Britain maintained an ongoing presence in Suakin where between 1886 and 1888 the then brevet Lt. Col. Herbert Kitchener acted out the role of Governor General of Eastern Sudan. . . . #history #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat
This is the commonwealth war graves cemetery in Khartoum, Sudan. Sadly it is closed today but I hope to see it before leaving. I will take and post more pictures when possible.
This is the third part of my film from the 70th anniversary with the amazing Tony Colgan of the DLI who came ashore on #DDay . . . What an absolute pleasure it was to meet this quiet, honest and funny man. . . . #normandy #dday75 #britisharmy #history #militaryhistory #ww2
Part 2 of the video clips I am posting today of the time I was lucky enough to meet with and film a number of amazing #DDay #veterans . . . #britisharmy #normandy #ww2
I really wish I was there for the #DDay anniversary this year. But I was lucky enough to cover the 70th anniversary for the BBC as a cameraman and editor. Throughout today I’ll be posting some clips of the films that we made with the #veterans . . . . #history #dday75 #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat
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Chapters

  • africa
  • Anglo-Boer war
  • Anglo-Zulu war
  • Book reviews
  • India
  • Napoleonic wars
  • Peninsular war
  • podcast
  • South Africa
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • World War One
  • World War Two

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The new episode of #theredcoathistorypodcast is out on the 1st July. It covers the battle of Rorke’s Drift, probably the most famous engagement of the Victorian era. Here is a short excerpt from a video I made at the site a few years ago. . . . #history #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat
Inside #Khartoum #CWGC is a memorial originally erected in Suakin Cemetery by the Brigade of Guards in honour of their comrades who fell in the 1885-1886 campaign. . . . According to Wikipedia this is the background to that campaign: . . Following the fall of Khartoum, Graham led a second expedition in March 1885. This expedition is sometimes referred to as the Suakin Field Force. Its purpose was to clear Mahdist forces under Osman Digna from the region, and to supervise and protect the construction of the Suakin-Berber Railway. A week after its arrival in Suakin, the expedition fought in two actions: the Battle of Hashin or Hasheen on 20 March and the Battle of Tofrek on 22 March. The force was later joined by the New South Wales Contingent, which arrived at Suakin on 29 March.However, within two months the Gladstone government decided to abandon both the railway and its military campaign in Sudan.General Graham and his Suakin Field Force were evacuated from the port city on 17 May 1885.Nevertheless, Britain maintained an ongoing presence in Suakin where between 1886 and 1888 the then brevet Lt. Col. Herbert Kitchener acted out the role of Governor General of Eastern Sudan. . . . #history #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat
This is the commonwealth war graves cemetery in Khartoum, Sudan. Sadly it is closed today but I hope to see it before leaving. I will take and post more pictures when possible.
This is the third part of my film from the 70th anniversary with the amazing Tony Colgan of the DLI who came ashore on #DDay . . . What an absolute pleasure it was to meet this quiet, honest and funny man. . . . #normandy #dday75 #britisharmy #history #militaryhistory #ww2
Part 2 of the video clips I am posting today of the time I was lucky enough to meet with and film a number of amazing #DDay #veterans . . . #britisharmy #normandy #ww2
I really wish I was there for the #DDay anniversary this year. But I was lucky enough to cover the 70th anniversary for the BBC as a cameraman and editor. Throughout today I’ll be posting some clips of the films that we made with the #veterans . . . . #history #dday75 #militaryhistory #britisharmy #army #veterans #instahistory #instamilitary #military #battlefield #combat

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