rorke's drift

attle before: Battle of Isandlwana Battle after: Siege of Eshowe
olspan=2\|
olspan=2 bgcolor=#eeddbb\|Battle of Rorke's Drift
onflict	Zulu War
ate	January 22 - January 23, 1879
lace	Rorke's Drift, South Africa
esult	Decisive British victory
olspan=2\| {\| border=1 width=250 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
olspan=2 bgcolor=#eeddbb\|Combatants
width=50%\|Britain	width=50%\|Zulu Nation
olspan=2\|Commanders
a href="/encyclopedia/John-Rouse-Merriott-Chard" title="John Rouse Merriott Chard">John Rouse Merriott Chard	Prince Dabulamanzi
olspan=2\|Strength
39	Approximately 4000-5000 men
olspan=2\|Casualties
7 KIA, 15 Wounded	~550 KIA	}

Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa. The defense of Rorke's Drift (January 22 – January 23, 1879) during the Anglo-Zulu War immediately followed the British Army's humiliating defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier in the day. At Rorke's Drift 139 British soldiers defended their garrison against an intense assault by roughly 5000 Zulu warriors. In the ensuing action, the garrison held out and eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded, the most ever received in a single action - although this can be read as a reaction to the defeat at Isandlwana, rather than a superabundance of extraordinary heroism at the battle. The events surrounding the assault on Rorke's Drift were dramatised in the film Zulu in 1964. In 1979 the battle at Isandhlwana was dramatised in the film Zulu Dawn.

The Victoria Crosses

The following 11 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for the defence of Rorke's Drift.

See the list of Zulu War Victoria Cross recipients for a full list of VCs awarded during the war, and also list of Victoria Cross recipients by Campaign

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