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My Name is History, and my Art is War – Blood on iTaleni Hill
VOORTREKKER-ZULU CONFRONTATIONS OF 1838 The Vlugkommando and the Battle of Italeni, April 11, 1838 PART 1 Introduction The Battle of Blood River is one of those epic confrontations in the momentous history of this country that has held people in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Zulu War, battlefield guide, Italeni, Piet Uys, Principles of War, South Africa, Voortrekker history
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My name is History, and my Art is War.
A battlefield tour is probably the last thing you are thinking about right now. I have been conducting battlefield tours in this part of the world for over twelve years now, and the people I have met many people lured … Continue reading
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Tagged Battlefield analysis, battlefield guide, Battlefield tour, History's Walk, Johann Hamman, KZN, Principles of War, South Africa
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The year 2017 – A review on the run
What it is all about. My trusty old Condor at the De Jagersdrift turn-off. I was on my way to the Blood River museum here. This year had proven to be an exceptionally good year, so far. To be quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Zulu War, Battlefield analysis, Battlefield tour, Blood River, History's Walk, Johann Hamman, KZN, South Africa, Voortrekker history
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The year of 2017 – a sign of things to come…??
The famed English writer, Ian Knight, on one of his regular tours to South Africa. He leads a comprehensive tour every year. Our own year at History’s walk started out as demurely as the one before, and the one after … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Zulu War, battlefield guide, Johann Hamman, South Africa
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So, you want to do a Battlefield Tour…? here’s a few thoughts.
So, you want to do a battlefield tour in the far-off wastelands of the ancient Zulu Kingdom, do you….? Here is a pointer or two: I am a specialist military history guide, and I do battlefield tours. I am known … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Zulu War, Battlefield analysis, battlefield guide, History's Walk, Johann Hamman, Principles of War, Rorke's Drift, South Africa
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A veteran tourist and battlefield guide….
After Rob Gerrard’s memorial service at St. Vincents’ a few observations of this event and the people involved in this business made me think about the profession of battlefield guiding. There are currently three distinct groups of guides operating on … Continue reading
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The Silent Ones
The last shots in our border war in Namibia and Angola were fired in 1989, maybe even 1990. Many of us were there. Many of us were not there. The hundreds of thousands of us that were there, and did … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefield guide, Battlefield tour, Johann Hamman, KZN
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“By the power invested in me, soldier…..”
For far too long have we neglected this treasure. David Rattray knew this from the beginning. I never saw eye to eye with him, but we were never enemies. There is a number of guides shaping and building their own … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefield guide, Battlefield tour, History's Walk, Johann Hamman, KZN
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A Professional Battlefield Guide – some personal opinions by Johann Hamman
What does a Professional Battlefield Guide Really Do? I have published this article on my Linked-In profile as well. Any good battlefield guide, especially in KZN, will know that guiding clients around any battlefield in the province is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefield guide, KZN, Rorke's Drift, South Africa
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A battlefield analysis with the 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s at Isandlwana
The Duke of Lancaster’s, on the right, with Lt.-Col. Lighten on the right. We briefly, applied the following principles to each of the two battles mentioned, and discussed and absored it as the day allowed. Permit me to state that if … Continue reading
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Tagged Battlefield analysis, Johann Hamman, KZN, Principles of War
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