The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War, witnessed the worst single day's loss of British troops between the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and the ...
AFA copy gift from Janet Stanley. "The defence of Rorke's Drift inspired Victorian Britain and has featured in a classic movie and numerous historical works - it is still remembered as an iconic ...