THE ZULU WAR - DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO NATAL AFTER RECEIPT OF INTELLIGENCE OF THE AFFAIR AT ISANDHLWANA:

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 62 Location : UK

Ship name and embarkation point.

From the U.K.:

Egypt - Southampton
Spain - Southampton
England - Southampton
France - Victoria Docks, London
Russia - Portsmouth
Manora - Victoria Docks
Olympus - Southampton
Andean - Woolwich
Palmyra - Portsmouth
Borussia - Portsmouth
City of Paris - Queenstown - "...ran aground entering Simon's Bay on 23rd March. Troops transferred to H.M.S. "Tamar"."
Dublin Castle - Gravesend
Danube - Southampton
Pretoria - Southampton
China - Southampton
City of Venice - Kingstown
Queen Margaret - Victoria Docks
Florence - South-west India Docks
Clyde - Woolwich - "...wrecked on Dyer's Island, about 70 miles from Simon's Bay, on 3rd April. Troops taken on in H.M.S. "Tamar"."
Nyanza - Southampton
H.M.S. Orontes - Portsmouth and Queenstown
H.M.S. Tamar - Ceylon
H.M.S. Shah - St. Helena
Umvoti - Mauritius

Posts : 558 Join date : 2012-05-05

How many troops did that lot ferry to South Africa?

Hi Ulundi .
Lots ! Very Happy

. :Salute .
90th :

Hi Ulundi .
I did find a breakdown in ' Narrative Of The Field Operations Connected With The Zulu War Of 1879 '
These ships posted by John transported 418 Officers , 9,996 Men , 1,868 Horses and 238 Wagons and other Carriages .
Cheers 90th You need to study mo

https://www.1879zuluwar.com/t5907-naval-transport-service-in-the-zulu-war?highlight=Transport

Hi All .
There is a further breakdown of the troops per ship , sent to Sth Africa regarding John's post . The ' Narrative of the zulu war ' gives you the number
of troops and officers that were on each ship and when they left and arrived etc etc . If anyone has the book and can scan it onto the forum that would be excellent .
Sorry , I have no idea ! .
Cheers 90th.

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 62 Location : UK

90th do you know what page number.

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 62 Location : UK

Ok found it's on the pull out sheet, bit to big to scan. However took a photo of the numbers of men. Hopefully it will show how any men were sent to SA.

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Hi John .
Yes thats the one , I did post the total numbers in my earlier post and you have done as per the bottom of the sheet .
Unfortunately as you said its to large to scan properly , so therefore we dont have the exact troop number per ship .
Possibly Admin may have an idea on how to post it in a reduced format ? .
Cheers 90th.

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