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NORBURY, InspectorHenry Frederick was born in 1839.
(Sailors and Assegais During the long years of Queen Vic...)
Sailors and Assegais During the long years of Queen Victoria's reign there was little or no opportunity for the Royal Navy to reprise the role it had played in the great days of the age of sail and Nelson. Britannia ruled the waves and the job of the Royal Navy was to police the seaways and give support to land based campaigns. However, the blue jackets did come ashore often in the company of their beloved guns as naval brigades and their actions in the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny and other conflicts are renowned-as are the names of the vessels associated with them, H.M.S. Pearl, H.M.S. Shannon and others. Written by one of their number, an officer and doctor, this book principally concerns the activities of the men of H.M.S. Active and their service in South Africa. In the 1870s the ongoing unrest that prevailed in the colony was a continuation of the warfare, that had prevailed for many years, with the so called kafir tribes. From their arrival in 1877 the men of the Active were involved in ongoing campaigns to protect colonists, but their principal challenge came in 1879 as war broke out between the British and the martial Zulu tribe under their king, Cetywayo. The slaughter at Isandlwhana quickly established that these were foes of a differently quality and this account features the siege of Ekowe in some detail. Accounts of sailors serving ashore are always fascinating and this one is no exception. It is, of course an essential addition to any library of the Zulu War. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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(The Naval Brigade in South Africa During the Years 1877-7...)
The Naval Brigade in South Africa During the Years 1877-78-79. This book, "The Naval Brigade in South Africa", by Henry F. Norbury, is a replication of a book originally published before 1877. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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(An account of the actions of the Naval Brigade from ?HMS ...)
An account of the actions of the Naval Brigade from ?HMS Active? in South Africa?s Kaffir and Zulu wars in 1877-79. Written by the Brigade?s principal medical officer.
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NORBURY, InspectorHenry Frederick was born in 1839.
Studied at Oundle School. Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. University of Malta.
Doctor of Medicine.
Entered Royal Navy as Surgeon, 1860. Promoted Staff" Surgeon, 1872. Fleet Surgeon, 1879; Deputy-Inspector-General, 1887.
InspectorGeneral, 1894.
Was landed in medical charge of the Naval Brigade during Kafir War of 1877-1878 (despatches). During Zulu War of 1879 was Principal Medical Officer of General Sir C. Pearson’s column.
Present at the battle of Inyezane and during defence of Ekowe. Was afterwards Principal Medical Officer of the Naval Brigade with General Crealock’s column (despatches several times.
Medal with three clasps).
Promoted and created a Military Companion of the Bath. Awarded the Blane Gold Medal 1879. Knight Commander of the Bath (Military) 1897.
Knight of Grace of Saint John of Jerusalem in England, 1895.
Late Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy. Jubilee and Coronation medals. Royal Navy; Honourable Surgeon to the King.
(Sailors and Assegais During the long years of Queen Vic...)
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
(An account of the actions of the Naval Brigade from ?HMS ...)
(The Naval Brigade in South Africa During the Years 1877-7...)
(This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before ...)
(Lang:- English, Pages 350. Reprinted in 2015 with the hel...)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England).
Spouse 1868, Mina Legge,daughter of East. G. Wade-Brown.