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The Defence of Rorke's Drift, 22 January 1879

Model made by Edward Suren. Mainly made of plaster, wood and papier-mache.

After the disaster at Isandlwhana, this outpost, held by 140 men of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot was attacked by a force of over 4,000 Zulus. They had improvised defences from mealie bags and crates of tinned meat and after a determined defence, the Zulus were beaten off leaving over 400 dead on the battlefield. The garrison lost 25 men. Eleven Victoria Crosses and five Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1968-11-15-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1968-11-15-1

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