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Colonel Henry Thomas Curling (27 July 1847 – 1 January 1910) was a Royal Artillery officer of the British Army who served between 1868 and 1902. He fought in the Anglo-Zulu war and during the Battle of Isandlwana was one of only a few British officers to survive; in fact he was the only British front line survivor.
The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
In the United States, a designated survivor (or designated successor) is a person in the presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together, to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the presidency in a catastrophic or mass-casualty event.
Gert Wilhelm Adendorff (10 July 1848 – c. 1914) was a member of the Natal Native Contingent notable for being the only soldier on the British side present at both the Battle of Isandlwana and the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 made memorable in the film Zulu (1964).
They acquitted themselves well and, combined with Pulleine's work organising supply columns to besieged British garrisons, earned Pulleine a deserved reputation as an organiser and administrator. [3] With the war at an end Pulliene took over as commandant of Durban-KZN , and subsequently commanded the Army's remount depot at Pietermaritzburg .
This year's chosen designated survivor isn't expected to be announced until just before the pageantry on Capitol Hill begins. Designated survivors recount nights as doomsday presidents Skip to ...
Actor Adan Canto, known for his role in “The Cleaning Lady” and “Designated Survivor,” has died. He was 42. Canto died on Monday of appendiceal cancer, according to his publicist Jennifer ...
Capt Alan Gardner passed Staff College in 1872. He served in the 11th Hussars and the 14th King's Hussars.He was involved in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and was present at the Battle of Isandlwana where he was one of only five British officers to survive.