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The Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), 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, began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from their main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The massive but piecemeal attacks by the Zulu on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the much smaller garrison but were consistently repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours.

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The buildings

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Testing the set up

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Brandy's for heroes Mr Hook

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The hospital still need to work on the roofThe hospital still need to work on the roof

The sentries report Zulus to the southwest. Thousands of them

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The inDlondlo The inDlondlo
InDuna and Witchdoctor InDuna and Witchdoctor

Update

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All the Zulus have paint  onAll the Zulus have paint on
All the British are well on their way to being finished All the British are well on their way to being finished
And the improvised barricades are well on their way to being finished And the improvised barricades are well on their way to being finished

The storehouse and hospital are 80% built and I will be doing some more work on them this weekend

“Here they come, as thick as grass and as black as thunder.”

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1st 5 married Zulus1st 5 married Zulus

Empress miniatures Rorkes Drift film heroes

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Hook, Chard, Bromhead and BrouneHook, Chard, Bromhead and Broune
Company cook, 593 Jones, Hughes, Owen?Company cook, 593 Jones, Hughes, Owen?
Reynolds and Hitch, Schiess, Dalton, SmithReynolds and Hitch, Schiess, Dalton, Smith

First four painted

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