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Author: Common crawl
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German[de]
Rorke's Drift war eine schwedische Missionsstation in Natal ( Südafrika ) in der am 22. Januar 1879 während des Zulukrieg es 139 Briten gegen ca.
English[en]
Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal , South Africa situated near a natural ford (drift) on the Buffalo River. The defence of Rorke's Drift ( January 22 – January 23 , 1879 ) during the Anglo-Zulu War immediately followed the British Army 's humiliating defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier in the day.