Xhosa Wars

The Birkenhead Drill: The Origin Of “Women And Children First.”

by Daniel Russ on October 16, 2012

  The Wreck Of The Birkenhead   On February 26th, 1852 the HMS Birkenhead, a British troop carrier transporting troops for the Navy struck a rock while bringing soldiers to South Africa. The British were locked in a war with the Khosa tribe in what was now termed the Kaffir Wars. Realizing that there were […]

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