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Military Heritage June 2000

The “Thin Red Line” on a Crimson Plain

By Eric Niderost

Commandant Robert Lonsdale of the Natal Native Contingent was feeling very unwell, nursing a bad case of sunstroke that left his head pounding and his senses reeling. Read more

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