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
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)
The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1879). Bromhead is in the centre of the painting, pointing to his left.
Zulu (1964 film)
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Zulu is a 1964 British epic historical drama film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu, in the Anglo-Zulu War. The film was directed and co-
Gonville Bromhead
…the Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh in Brecon in Wales. Bromhead was portrayed by Michael Caine, in his first major film role, in the 1964 film Zulu, which depicted the defence of Rorke's Drift; Caine's Bromhead is a foppish aristocrat who fought well when the battle began. Bromhead is a main character…
UK cinema release poster
A break in shooting on location with stars Michael Caine and Stanley Baker present.
Caine as he appears in the trailer
Historical picture of Zulu warriors from about the same time as the events depicted in Zulu