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On 09/10/2021 at 08:16, Breightmet Boy said:

Not a film I’ve watch recently, but some quite interesting things I’ve learned this morning.   The film Zulu has stolen quite a bit of glory off us English, the Battle of Rooks Drift was fought by the 2nd Battalion of Warwickshire and they didn’t sing ‘Men Of Harlick’, they sang a song called ‘Lancashire Lad’,  such was the disgust of some of Capt Hooks family who went to the premier that they left half way through.    I demand a remake.

Pretty sure there are memorials in various towns in Wales for this - so would be surprised if it was the Warwickshires. But could be wrong.

I don’t like to mention it, but I’ve done the Zululand tour and visited Rorke’s Drift. And again, don’t recall any mention of the Warwickshires.

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On 09/10/2021 at 08:16, Breightmet Boy said:

Not a film I’ve watch recently, but some quite interesting things I’ve learned this morning.   The film Zulu has stolen quite a bit of glory off us English, the Battle of Rooks Drift was fought by the 2nd Battalion of Warwickshire and they didn’t sing ‘Men Of Harlick’, they sang a song called ‘Lancashire Lad’,  such was the disgust of some of Capt Hooks family who went to the premier that they left half way through.    I demand a remake.

 

It didn’t take too much Google-type research to find out the Warwickshire Regt. had relocated its Brigade HQ to Brecon, South Wales in 1873.

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Since 1782, the regiment had been associated with the county of Warwickshire. But in 1873, the regimental depot moved to Brecon in South Wales.

The Zulu war, including the defence of Rorke’s Drift Mission Station occurred 6 years after this in 1879. The Warwickshire Regt. were  very Welsh.

 

edit - added link. 
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/defence-rorkes-drift#:~:text=This battle took place on,12 hours of bitter fighting.

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1 minute ago, kent_white said:

Ha ha - just don't watch the new version whatever you do! Hope you enjoy it! 😁👍

hang on

am I meant to be watching the one with Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt etc? or is that a remake?

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3 minutes ago, Underpants said:

There's nothing I can see that suggest it's not what it claims to be. Maybe you can point out what I'm missing. I'll downgrade my previous comment if you can.

Managed to open a tablet perfectly without ripping the packet

swallowed it

and grew a human cock and balls 

Viagra keeps the blood flow up doesn’t make you bigger whether you’re a dog or human

😂

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4 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Managed to open a tablet perfectly without ripping the packet

swallowed it

and grew a human cock and balls 

Viagra keeps the blood flow up doesn’t make you bigger whether you’re a dog or human

😂

I don't think for one second the dog took the pill out of the packet itself.

 

Original comment stays with honours.

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