The Battle of Rorke's Drift takes place in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu war and might be one of the more well known last stands in history. A small mission station became an unlikely battleground when somewhere between 3000 and 4000 Zulu warriors attacked the just over 150 men strong British garrison on the 22nd of January. The battle lasted into the next morning and the British, who had barricaded themselves behind mealie bags, biscuit boxes and old furniture, only lost 17 men
The Battle of Rorke's Drift takes place in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu war and might be one of the more well known last stands in history. A small mission station became an unlikely battleground when somewhere between 3000 and 4000 Zulu warriors attacked the just over 150 men strong British garrison on the 22nd of January. The battle lasted into the next morning and the British, who had barricaded themselves behind mealie bags, biscuit boxes and old furniture, only lost 17 men