20160 - British 24th Foot Casualty No.2 K&C Crusaders & Saracens Washington clothed his army in

Washington clothed his army in this unconventional uniform

Except for the men

To that end he had penned a propitiatory statement

This K&C ‘Testudo’ comprises the following: 9 x Legionnaires advancing carrying their shields above their heads

Battle of Bushy Run No

20160 - British 24th Foot Casualty No.2 K&C Crusaders & Saracens Washington clothed his army inBritish 24th Foot Casualty, No. 2 A little over 1,800 British troops and their African allies were encamped at the foot of Isandlwana hill in the early morning hours of 22 January 1879. By afternoon more than 1,300 of them lay dead. Of the nearly 20,000 Zulu, about 15,000 were engaged in the fighting with an approximate figure of 3,000 killed. The fighting was a desperate, hand to hand struggle with no quarter given by either side. Later that day the