The Epic Battle of Rorkes Drift | Anglo-Zulu War 1879

The Battle of Rorke's Drift 1879 - Anglo-Zulu War

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The Battle of Rorke’s Drift was fought dung the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.
A tiny garrison of 130 British soldiers held off a Zulu army of 4,000 for over 10 hours during a ferocious night fight.

It resulted in the highest number of Victoria Crosses ever awarded in a single action and inspired the epic film: “Zulu” starring Stanley Baker and a young Michael Caine.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Anglo-Zulu War
1:30 Rorke's Drift
2:30 24th Regiment of Foot
4:44 Battle of Isandlwana
6:39 The Zulus Are Coming
8:07 Zulu attack
11:19 Battle for the Hospital
13:17 John Williams VC
13:43 Henry Hook VC
17:34 Ammunition Smith
18:22 Surgeon Reynolds
20:46 Zulu Retreat
24:40 11 Victoria Crosses
25:53 Aftermath
27:13 The History Chap

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Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand in January 1879 and within a week his army had been defeated at the Battle of Isandlwana.
It was the greatest defeat ever inflicted on the British by a native African army.

Later that afternoon, the Zulu reserve decided to raid across the border into the British colony of Natal.
In their way was the mission station at Rorke's Drift which had been converted into a military base manned by B company 2/24 Regiment of Foot.

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