Rorke's Drift 22nd. January 1879 in Natal, South Africa. Under the command of Lt. John Rouse Merriot Chard, RE, a company of the 24 th. Regiment of Foot, the Warwickshire Regt., held off a force of some 4,000 Zulu under the command of Prince Dabulamanza, half brother of King Cetshwayo kaMpande. 11 VCs were awarded for the action. They were Lt. John Rouse Merriott Chard, Lt. Gonville Bromhead, Cpl. Christian Ferdnand Schiess, Pte. Frederick Hitch, Pte. Henry (Harry) Hook, Pte. Robert Jones, Pte. William Jones, John Williams (Fielding), James Henry Reynolds, James Langley Dalton, Cpl. William Wilson Allen.
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11 Victorian crosses were awarded along with other decorations and honours
The Battle of Victoria started and ended on June 21, 1813. The battle was one by the Allies who included Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
crosses on the shields of his soldiers
Seth
It had the highest casualties of any battle in the war.
great bravery on the battle filed
Casualty Rate for World War 1:Tot. Number of Deaths:Germany:2050897France:1397800Great Britain:887000
Siachen Glacier
In battle, you always go for the highest ground. Space is the highest ground you can get.
The cast of Battle of the Bulge - 1991 includes: Suzanne Cyr as Victoria Wholeness
you earn the battle points at the frontier