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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Event · 1879 CE – 1879 CE

Battle of Rorke's Drift

Also known as

bataille de Rorke's Drift
Batalha de Rorke's Drift
batalla de Rorke's Drift
Batalla de Rorke's Drift
battaglia di Rorke's Drift
Bitka kod Rorke's Drifta

Image illustrating Battle of Rorke's Drift — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Battle of Rorke's Driftsee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

in countrySouth Africa1910 CE
had as battleFrederick Hitch1856 CE
had as battleJames Henry Reynolds1844 CE
birthplace ofS'bu Ndebele1948 CE
had as battleWilliam Allen

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Battle of Rorke's Drift · Alexandria

1844 CE

participated inZulu Kingdom1816 CE

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