Anglo Zulu War Flags Empress Miniatures

[mjkerner]

Except I spelled "inconceivable" incorrectly!  i before e except after c.

[Mister Rab]

I'm quite proud that I resisted the temptation to comment on that before you did. 

[mjkerner]

Very grateful!  If this were TMP, I would have been skewered!

[flags_of_war]

Very grateful!  If this were TMP, I would have been skewered!

A poll first

[jazbo]

Yes, but they were there and they could have carried if they had wanted.  Which is what I think is the general point.  Nice flags.

Sorry should have been clear.  The 24th did not carry their colours at Isandlwana.  Langs Nek was indeed the last time colours were carried in battle. 

The colours of the 24th were not carried in battle at Isandlwana.  The Queen's Colour 1/24th was carried off by Melville and Coghill while still in its case.  Col Pulleine gave it to him in the tent line.  It was later recovered.  Not sure of the fate of the Regimental Colour.  Anyone know?

Both colours of the 2/24th were lost and never recovered.

Regimental colours are often taken to war (I saw at least one set in Iraq in 2004) but they were not carried in action!