Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca
Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca
9lST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 273CHAPTER XYII.Zulu War April to September, 1879 Cape TownMauritius St. Helena Loss of Regiment's Number.WE will now proceed with the history of the 1879.regiment's march up country.The weather during the two days which the91st spent at Durban was wretched, and gavethem an idea of how it could pour in Natal.Beforeleaving for the front, the band was brokenup and the men told off to act as hospital-bearersand orderlies, under the orders of Surgeon-MajorEdge, who had accompanied the regiment inthePretoria, and was placed in medical charge onarrival in Natal.The boys, seventeen in number,were left in camp under Bandmaster Kelly, witha sufficiencyof musical instruments for theirinstruction. Nine pipers and a small corps ofdrums and fifesaccompanied the regiment intothe field.The 91st leftDurban on the 19th for the front,18
274 HISTORICAL RECORDS OP THE1879. to form part of a column with which LordChelmsford determined to start as soon aspossible, for the purpose of relievingthe forceunder Colonel Pearson, then shut up in Ekowe,whose provisions were nearly exhausted, and whowas surrounded by a body of Zulus variouslyestimated at from 12,000 to 20,000 strong. Thedeparture of the regiment, which mustered twentythreeofficers and 832 non-commissioned officersand men, was witnessed by a large number oftownspeople at the railway station at Durban,where three special trains were provided, toconvey them to Saccharine, which at that timewas as far as the railway was laid. The lastdetachment arrived at Saccharine by2 o'clock intheafternoon, and a little after 4 o'clock the 91ststarted to march to the front. A halt for thenight was made on the north bank of theVerulam River.The Naval Brigade of H.M.S. Boadicea,numbering about 250 men, under command ofLieutenant Carr, R.N., accompanied the regimenton its march to the Tugela from this place.The following night a place called Victoria wasstart wasreached, and owing to the heat an earlymade the next morning. The night of the 21st
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9lST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 273CHAPTER XYII.Zulu War April to September, 1879 Cape TownMauritius St. Helena Loss <strong>of</strong> Regiment's Number.WE will now proceed with <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1879.regiment's march up country.The wea<strong>the</strong>r during <strong>the</strong> two days which <strong>the</strong><strong>91st</strong> spent at Durban was wretched, and gave<strong>the</strong>m an idea <strong>of</strong> how it could pour in Natal.Beforeleaving for <strong>the</strong> front, <strong>the</strong> band was brokenup and <strong>the</strong> men told <strong>of</strong>f to act as hospital-bearersand orderlies, under <strong>the</strong> orders <strong>of</strong> Surgeon-MajorEdge, who had accompanied <strong>the</strong> regiment in<strong>the</strong>Pretoria, and was placed in medi<strong>ca</strong>l charge onarrival in Natal.The boys, seventeen in number,were left in <strong>ca</strong>mp under Bandmaster Kelly, witha sufficiency<strong>of</strong> musi<strong>ca</strong>l instruments for <strong>the</strong>irinstruction. Nine pipers and a small corps <strong>of</strong>drums and fifesaccompanied <strong>the</strong> regiment into<strong>the</strong> field.The <strong>91st</strong> leftDurban on <strong>the</strong> 19th for <strong>the</strong> front,18
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