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The History Chap Podcast
107: Saving The Queen's Colours: A Zulu War Controversy
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Chris Green
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During the annihilation of the British Army by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 two British officers. Lt’s Melvill and Coghill made a desperate escape, trying to carry the Queen’s Colour to safety.
But were they really heroes trying to save the colour, or were they merely trying to save their skins?