Richard Thomas Glyn
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Lieutenant-General Richard Thomas Glyn was a British Army officer. He joined the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1850 after his father purchased him an ensign's commission. Glyn served with the regiment in t
Glyn, c. 1879
The graves of Glyn's sons in Malta
A British encampment during the war
A caricature of Glyn, made during the war by staff officer Lieutenant-Colonel John North Crealock
Battle of Isandlwana
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The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the second major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom – the Battle of Nyezane having been fought and won earl
Richard Thomas Glyn
…eastwards towards the Mangeni River where a Zulu force had attacked a British reconnaissance party. Whilst they were away the main Zulu royal army attacked and overran the camp at Isandlwana and inflicted heavy losses on the British defenders, many of whom were from Glyn's regiment. After the battle, Glyn's column withdrew from Zululand and…
The Last Stand at Isandlwana by Charles Edwin Fripp
Lord Chelmsford
Cetshwayo, c. 1875
Zulu warriors, 1882