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Lieutenant’s ‘anxiety-inducing’ notes on the Battle of Rorke’s Drift go on auction for £15,000

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Map that shows the terror of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift: Lieutenant’s ‘anxiety-inducing’ notes detail how 139-strong British force held off 3,000 Zulus in infamous siege Lt John Chard’s men held off 3,000 Zulu warriors during the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift in South Africa Queen Victoria was presented with an account by Chard of … Read more