| Memorials | : | 2 |
| Location | : | Rorke's Drift, uMzinyathi District Municipality, South Africa |
| Coordinate | : | -28.3608910, 30.5366710 |
| Description | : | Rorke's Drift, formerly a trading post and later a Protestant mission station, served as a British Army supply depot and hospital during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Here, on January 22-23, 1879 a battle took place between approximately 141 British officers, men, and volunteers and an estimated 4,000 Zulu warriors. British soldiers killed in the battle (and those who were mortally wounded) were interred on the site, and their names were etched on a stone monument erected by their comrades. Zulu warriors killed in the battle are also remembered by a monument on the site. The... Read More |
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Where is Rorke's Drift Battlefield?
Rorke's Drift Battlefield is located at Rorke's Drift, uMzinyathi District Municipality ,KwaZulu-Natal ,South Africa.
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2 memorials
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Latitude: -28.3608910
Longitude: 30.5366710
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