20218 - "More Ammo, Man!" Lieutenant John Chard K&C Cattle Drive the cavalry commander was shot

the cavalry commander was shot at close range by a dismounted Union trooper and died one day later

18 piece set in box

Several other items obtained through trade with Europeans are evident such as the pipe tomahawk

French Imperial Guard Reaching for Cartridge

20218 - "More Ammo, Man!" Lieutenant John Chard K&C Cattle Drive the cavalry commander was shotMore Ammo, Man! Lieutenant John Chard On 22 January, 32 year old lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard set out for Rorkes Drift with the news that Zulus had been spotted moving on the British camp at Isandlwana. Chards engineers eye was crucial. He decided to defend the Drift; it was a wise decision since any attempt to retreat would undoubtedly have exposed the men to a Zulu attack on the open veldt. He directed that a line of barricades be run in