Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana /

The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War, witnessed the worst single day's loss of British troops between the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and the opening campaigns of the First World War in August 1914. Moreover, decisive defeat at the hands of...

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Main Author:	Beckett, I. F. W. (Ian Frederick William) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Series:	Great battles (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:	Rorke's Drift, Battle of, South Africa, 1879. Isandlwana, Battle of, South Africa, 1879.