"Laager" Quotes from Famous Books
... one sailor in the camp. He belonged to HMS Active, and throughout the terrible fight displayed the utmost courage. At last, when all was nearly over, he was seen in a corner of the laager, leaning against a waggon wheel, keeping the Zulus at bay. One after another fell as he stabbed them with his cutlass. The savages themselves were lost in admiration at his stern resistance. At last a Zulu crept round at the back of the waggon, ... — Our Sailors - Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign • W.H.G. Kingston |