The British garrison was commanded by Lieutenant John Chard (pictured left), who was played by Stanley Baker (right) in the 1964 film Zulu which told the story of Rorke’s DriftĪs well as Rorke’s Drift, Lt Chard’s album contains views of the aftermath of the British debacle at the Isandlwana camp six miles away, shortly before the more famous battle.Īfter 20,000 Zulus had surprised the British encampment, killing hundreds of troops, some of the African warriors pushed ahead to Rorke’s Drift where Chard and his men started setting up barricades.
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