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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 mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, of the 24th Regiment of Foot, began once a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from the main force during the ...
The massive but piecemeal Zulu attacks on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the much smaller garrison. After repeated attacks, the Zulu force was depleted and no reinforcements were sent for further assaults on the position.
The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Lady Butler (1880) The Defence of Rorke's Drift is an 1880 painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift which took place during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1877 to 1879. The battle and the men who fought in it were made famous in the 1964 film Zulu. [1]
The South African National Film, Video and Sound Archive in Pretoria has only fragments remaining in its collection as the original Nitrocellulose film had degraded before it was transferred to more modern media. Most of the Isandlwana scenes were lost, though footage of the battles of Rorke's Drift, Hlobane and Ulundi remain. [7]
The battle of Rorke's Drift, January 22 to January 23, 1879 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Battles of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift .
Chronic Wasting Disease Identified in British Columbia Deer Carcasses Four deer carcasses with chronic wasting disease (CWD), also known as zombie deer disease, have been identified in British ...
Rorke's land included the only drift, a shallow river crossing, for several miles up or downstream and this came to be known as Rorke's Drift. [2] It also lay on a hunting trail running from the border back to the settlement of Helpmekaar. [2] Rorke was also a hunter. [4] Rorke built his home around 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the drift, on a ...
Bill Murray appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and defended the current cast of “Saturday Night Live” from critics who say the show has ...