Henry Pulleine
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Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Burmester Pulleine (12 December 1838 – 22 January 1879) was an administrator and commander in the British Army in the Cape Frontier and Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is most notable as a commander of British forces at the disastrous Battle of Isandlwana in January 1879. Substantively a major, he held the rank of brevet lieutenant colonel.
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Henry Burmester Pulleine | |
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Born | (1838-12-12)12 December 1838 Yorkshire, England |
Died | 22 January 1879(1879-01-22) (aged 40) Isandlwana, Colony of Natal |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1855–1879 |
Rank | Brevet Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | Xhosa Wars Anglo-Zulu War |
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