Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand

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Natal Witness Thursday 15th April 1880

Empress Eugenie - Captain Bigge R.A. is now in the City making the necessary transport arrangments for the conveying the Empress Eugenie to Zululand.Th eparty will camp out all the way, the season of the year being so mild.

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Natal Witness Saturday 24th April 1880

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Natal Witness Thursday 29th April 1880

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Natal Witness Saturday 8th May 1880
The Ex Empress Eugenie and suite passed though Greytown on Monday on route for Ityotyozi.

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Natal Witness Thursday 13th May 1880
The Empress at Utrecht
Utrecht May 11 4.55pm
Empress, Genral Wood and suite arrived here at 11am and left again at 3pm for Conference Hill.

Natal Witness Thursday 17th June 1880
Her Majesty and suite were expected at Estcourt yesterday and were supposed to pay a visit to Major General Lloyd

But a later article stated she didn't visit Major Genral Lloyd. Natal Witness 24th June 1880

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Natal Witness 22nd June 1880

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Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:16 pm

I wonder why the meeting with Major-General Lloyd did not take place, given that his son Llewelyn Lloyd had been killed at Hlobane?

JY

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Not sure John it didn't say in the article.

Natal Witness Saturday 26th June 1880
The Empress Eugenie arrived in the City at 2 o'clock on Saturday, left again on Monday morning and arrived at Durban in the evening where she was the guest of Capt. Baynton during her stay.

Natal Witness Tuesday 29th June 1880
Departure of the Empress - Her Majesty and Suite left the Point, Durban at 3 o'clock pm on Sunday in the tug and embarked on the Trojan a few minutes afterwards which then weighed anchor and stood off to sea. A large number of the leading colonists had assembled to see Her Majesty depart. His Execellency General Cliff accompanied Her Majesty to the last.

Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:48 pm

Major-General Banastre Pryce Lloyd (1824 - 1882), held the lowly rank of Captain in 1879 in the Weenen Yeomanry, part of the Natal Volunteer Force.

He has quite an entry in the 1879 edition of Hart’s
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JY

Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:56 pm

Hi All

The Cardiff Times 31st January 1880:

The Hon.Mrs Ronald Campbell

The world says that the Hon. Mrs Ronald Campbell whose gallant husband was killed in the engagement on the Hill of Kambula, will be among those who accompany the Empress Engenie in her pilgrimage to Zululand next March.

Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:18 pm

Less than a year after the death of Lieutenant & Captain the Honourable Ronald Campbell, the press still manage to get things wrong!

Kambula rather than Hlobane!

JY

Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:54 pm

Hi John

Indeed. She, the Empress Engenie, was accompanied by others which I can't find the names of, although it is implied in some articles that she was with many more.

Subject: Re: Empress Eugenie's visit to Zululand Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:32 pm

Eddie,

Here’s a start for you.

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Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, V.C.

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Captain Arthur Bigge, Royal Artillery.

See elsewhere on the Forum for the names of the Natal Mounted Police escort to the Empress’ party.

Wood’s soldier-servant, Alexander Walkinshaw D.C.M., also accompanied the party.

JY

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