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1 online resource |
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Despatches from the front. The commanding officers' reports from the field and at sea |
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Despatches from the front.
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| Summary |
The events at Rorke's Drift, the iconic defence of a mission station by a small force of British and colonial troops, were immortalised in the 1964 film Zulu. In January 1879, a small garrison of just over 150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the mission against a force of 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The fierce, but piecemeal, Zulu attacks on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the defenders but were ultimately repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders. The battle at Rorke's Drift was an early engagement in the Zulu War. Lasting between January a |
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Includes index |
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Online resource; title from READ title page (OverDrive, viewed April 24, 2015) |
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Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger, Baron, 1827-1905 -- Correspondence
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Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger, Baron, 1827-1905 |
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Zulu War, 1879 -- Sources
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Zulu War, 1879 -- Campaigns.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa.
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Military campaigns
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Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Zululand (South Africa) -- History, Military -- 19th century
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Great Britain
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South Africa -- Zululand
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Military history
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Personal correspondence
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Sources
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Grehan, John, compiler.
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Mitchell, Sara (Military history researcher), researcher.
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| ISBN |
9781473831100 |
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1473831105 |
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9781473829947 |
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1473829941 |
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