An illustration by Charles Edwin Fripp showing the last stand of Lieutenants T. Melville and N.J.A. Coghill during the battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The two men tried to save the Queen’s Colour of the 1/24th Regiment, but both died in the attempt. The colours fell into a river and were washed away but were later recovered by the British.
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Fripp, C. E. (2026, March 05). Death of Melvill and Coghill. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21618/death-of-melvill-and-coghill/
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Fripp, Charles Edwin. "Death of Melvill and Coghill." World History Encyclopedia, March 05, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21618/death-of-melvill-and-coghill/.
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Fripp, Charles Edwin. "Death of Melvill and Coghill." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Mar 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21618/death-of-melvill-and-coghill/.
