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