Natal Border Guard
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natal-border-guard-278-11794448
title:
Natal Border Guard
text:
The Natal Border Guard was an auxiliary force levied for the defence of the Colony of Natal during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. British military commander Lord Chelmsford had intended to raise a large auxiliary force to support his invasion of the Zulu Kingdom but was opposed by the civilian government of the Colony of Natal, led by its governor Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, who would have to finance the unit. Bulwer eventually allowed a smaller force to be raised with the stipulation that it no
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wiki
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description:
British Empire auxiliary force during Anglo-Zulu war
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_Border_Guard
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-21T16:11:05Z
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fields total:
13
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