Comments by "Voryn Rosethorn" (@vorynrosethorn903) on "Epic Ride to Save The Queen's Colour - The battle of Isandlwana 1879" video.

  1. He might just have been judged the best man to deliver news of the situation down the line given his infirmary and what would clearly be a desperate need for every able man, his ownership and ability to ride a house despite injury and possibly his status as an officer to nip in the bud any doubts about the correctness of the news he was delivering.
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  2. He could have just been sent to tell them what was happening (eg. the zulus weren't where they thought and a battle was imminent) as the man they were most able to spare who was at the same time still in a condition to make the ride.
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  3. What I'm meaning is it didn't have to specifically be for reinforcements that he was sent away.
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