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The Long Tom Gun at Dundee by Pat Rundgren & Pam McFadden

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

Known as “Long Toms”, the four 155mm siege guns installed in the forts to protect Pretoria, were supposed to be … Read More

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Interesting Reads

  • Donegan
    Account by Major J. F. Donegan, RAMC Transcribed and notated by Pat Rundgren31 May 2021
  • Their Royal Highnesses
    The Royal Tour of 19019 Feb 2021
  • Zulu memorial Isandlwana
    Memorial To The Zulu Dead at Isandlwana by Pat Rundgren9 Feb 2021
  • Isandlwana – Durnford’s Last Stand – by Pat Rundgren9 Feb 2021
  • John George Cheere Emmett
    The Man Who Never Spoke About the War by Andre van Ellinckhuyzen9 Feb 2021
  • of St James Anglican church in Dundee
    The Penn Symons flag By Pam McFadden9 Feb 2021
  • The Long Tom Gun at Dundee by Pat Rundgren & Pam McFadden9 Feb 2021
  • Smoking Party at Elandslaagte – By Pat Rundgren7 Dec 2020
  • The use of so-called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ by Zulu Warriors – by Pat Rundgren7 Dec 2020
  • The action at Acton Homes by Robin Smith7 Dec 2020

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KZN Battlefields Route
  • Home
  • Battlefields
    • Advice on Visiting the Battlefields
    • Early Zulu Battles and Historical Sites
    • Voortrekker – Zulu Conflict
    • The Rebellion of Langalibalele 1873
    • The Anglo Zulu War 1879
    • Transvaal War of Independence 1880-1881
    • The Zulu Civil War 1883-1888
    • The South African / Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902
    • Bhambatha Rebellion
    • Battlefields Route Map
  • Find a Guide
    • By Alphabetic Listing
    • By Base of Operations
      • Dundee / Rorke’s Drift / Isandlwana
      • Durban / Coastal
      • Eshowe / Ulundi / Vryheid / Newcastle
      • Ladysmith / Colenso / Estcourt
      • Pietermartizburg
      • Johannesburg
    • By Speciality
      • National Guides
      • Provincial Guides
      • Site Guides
      • Zulu Culture
      • Wildlife / Birding / Nature
    • Tour Operators
  • Services
    • Accommodation
  • Tours
    • Tours
    • Special Tours
  • Attractions
    • Memorial Benches at Rorkes Drift
    • Museums
    • Wildlife & Game Parks
    • Zulu Heritage
  • Towns & Districts
    • Towns
    • Municipalities
  • Interesting Reads
    • The Heritage Portal Articles
    • Articles on the Battlefields Area
  • What’s On
  • Contact Us