The Defence of Rorke's Drift

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualtiesBritish	17 killed, 15 wounded
gptkbp:casualtiesZulu	~351 killed (estimated)
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Prince_Dabulamanzi_kaMpande gptkb:Lieutenant_Gonville_Bromhead gptkb:Lieutenant_John_Chard
gptkbp:date	22–23 January 1879
gptkbp:defensivePosition	gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:depictedIn	film 'Zulu' (1964)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Defence of Rorke's Drift
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Rorke's_Drift,_Natal_Province,_South_Africa
gptkbp:notableFor	highest number of Victoria Crosses awarded for a single action
gptkbp:numberOfDefenders	~150
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkbp:perpetrator	~3,000–4,000
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Isandlwana
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:significance	symbol of British heroism
gptkbp:Victoria_CrossesAwarded	11
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Alphonse_de_Neuville gptkb:Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe_de_Neuville
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6