Zulu Pith Helmet

Part 10 of Zulu from 1964. Well, Lt. Chard has taken a sharpie across the neck. He retires temporarily to sick-bay, but after seeing how much worse his wounded have it, he eventually returns to the line. And while it looks like a lot of troops are being killed, but in fact there are lot of guys still able to contribute to the fightand youll see lots of acts of heroism in this clip. And youll get to see some good small unit combat tactics in action, such as the advancing double-firing line to maximize firepower while retaking lost ground. More from Wikipedia: Although writer Cy Endfield consulted with a Zulu tribal historian for information from Zulu oral tradition about the attack,[2] a number of historical inaccuracies in the film have been noted: The regiment – The 24th Regiment of Foot is described as a Welsh regiment: in fact, although based in Brecon in south Wales, its designation was the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. It did not become the South Wales Borderers until 1881. Of the soldiers present, 49 were English, 32 Welsh, 16 Irish and 22 others of indeterminate nationality. The song “Men of Harlech” features prominently as the regimental song; it did not become so until later. At the time of the battle, the regimental song was “The Warwickshire Lad”. There was no “battlefield singing contest” between the British and the Zulus. The British infantrymen of the Anglo-Zulu War did not wear sparkling white pith helmets. They were stained a tan colour …

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