100 Soldiers vs 4,000 Warriors: The Impossible Defense of Rorke's Drift

On January 22, 1879, a small British garrison at Rorke’s Drift found itself facing thousands of Zulu warriors. With roughly 150 defenders inside the mission station, the position quickly became the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War.
The attack came only hours after the devastating British defeat at Isandlwana. At Rorke’s Drift, the defenders hastily fortified th …
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