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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:baseDefense
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Natal_Native_Contingent
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 17 killed, 15 wounded
Zulu: 351 killed (estimate)
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Gonville_Bromhead
gptkb:John_Chard
gptkb:Prince_Dabulamanzi_kaMpande
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gptkbp:date
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22–23 January 1879
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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film 'Zulu' (1964)
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gptkbp:duration
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about 12 hours
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gptkbp:fortification
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makeshift barricades of mealie bags and biscuit boxes
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gptkbp:hasHistoricSite
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gptkb:Rorke's_Drift_mission_station
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Rorke's Drift
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Rorke's_Drift,_Natal_Province,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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11 Victoria Crosses awarded
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
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gptkbp:perpetrator
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Zulu warriors
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gptkbp:powers
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British: ~150
Zulu: ~3,000–4,000
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Isandlwana
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the most famous British defensive actions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Zulu
gptkb:British_troops
gptkb:KwaZulu-Natal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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