At Rorke’s Drift, the British force centered around the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment infantry regiment (later, South Wales Borderers) under Lt. Gonville Bromhead.

Just 145 soldiers from the 24th Foot, which two years later became the South Wales Borderers, held off an army of thousands of Zulu warriors at the battle of Rorke's Drift during South Africa's ...

Victor Davis Hanson provides a riveting and analytically powerful account of the battle at Rorke’s Drift in his book, Carnage and Culture. I have recommended this book highly before, and welcome ...

What happened at Rorke's Drift? How 150 British soldiers held off 4,000 Zulu warriors in 1879 battle On January 11, 1879, a British force commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invaded ...

Welsh soldiers were among those who defended Rorke's Drift. Three South African motorcyclists have arrived in Powys after an epic ride of more than 6,000 miles, inspired by the Battle of Rorke's ...

The Zulu king has led a joint parade together with the Royal Welsh regiment band to mark 140 years since the Battle of Rorke's Drift. King Goodwill Zwelithini led the march from the town hall to ...

The historic Rorke’s Drift battlefield, a few kilometres away from Isandlwana, will now form part of the annual commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana. Friday, July 11, 2025.

To mark the centenary of the historic third Test of the 1914 Lions tour, a match that became known as the Rorke’s Drift Test, Steve McNamara’s side will wear commemorative jerseys based on ...

The Battle of Rorke's Drift took place on 22 and 23 January 1879. Following their defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana the previous day, 150 British and colonial troops were cornered in a small ...