Battle of Rorke's Drift
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The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the Swedish mission station and British supply depot
The Defense of Rorke's Drift, by Alphonse de Neuville (1880)
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Historical picture of Zulu warriors from about the same time as the events at Rorke's Drift
Contemporary drawing of Rorke's Drift Post, from The History of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
Gonville Bromhead
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Major Gonville Bromhead VC was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his part in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, in which a small British garrison of 139 soldiers su
Battle of Rorke's Drift
…depot at Rorke's Drift, it was carried out by a vastly outnumbered British force under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead of the 24th Regiment of Foot. It holds the record for the largest number of Victoria Crosses awarded for a single battle. After a large contingent of…
Gonville Bromhead c.1872
The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Elizabeth Thompson (1880). Gonville is shown in the centre directing the defence with John Chard (in the pale trousers)