Did you know that during the Anglo-Zulu War the British had a regiment whose tasks were very similar to those we would now class as Special Forces?
In this episode I interview Cam Simpson all about the men of the Frontier Light Horse - a tough, mounted regiment recruited in South Africa.
To order Cam's book on the unit visit https://www.selectbooks.co.za/
00:00 Intro
01:19 Baptism of fire - the Battle of Centane 7 February 1878
04:06 Major Redvers Buller takes command of the FLH
05:30 The Zulu War begins
07:24 Zungwini Mountain raid
12:30 Prince Hamu defects to the British
13:20 The Battle of Hlobane Mountain
29:20 Captain Cecil D’Arcy VC
30:42: The battle of Kambula (Khambula)
34:56 The 2nd Invasion of Zululand
35:58 The Battle of Ulundi
39:09 Regiment is disbanded
41:07 Were the FLH special forces?
If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: www.redcoathistory.com
If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory
In this episode I interview Cam Simpson all about the men of the Frontier Light Horse - a tough, mounted regiment recruited in South Africa.
To order Cam's book on the unit visit https://www.selectbooks.co.za/
00:00 Intro
01:19 Baptism of fire - the Battle of Centane 7 February 1878
04:06 Major Redvers Buller takes command of the FLH
05:30 The Zulu War begins
07:24 Zungwini Mountain raid
12:30 Prince Hamu defects to the British
13:20 The Battle of Hlobane Mountain
29:20 Captain Cecil D’Arcy VC
30:42: The battle of Kambula (Khambula)
34:56 The 2nd Invasion of Zululand
35:58 The Battle of Ulundi
39:09 Regiment is disbanded
41:07 Were the FLH special forces?
If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: www.redcoathistory.com
If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory
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