. South Africa and the Transvaal War. to proceed to therelief of Rorkes Drift. At Rorkes Drift the now world-celebrateddefence of Lieutenant Bromhead, of the 24th, and LieutenantChard, , took place. These young officers had been left withone hundred and four soldiers to take charge of a small depot ofprovisions and an hospital, and to keep open the communicationwith Natal. Some hours after the disaster of Isandlwana their postwas attacked by Dabulamanzi (brother of Cetchwayo) and over threethousand of his finest warriors. The little garrison had made forthemselves a laager of sacks of maiz
. South Africa and the Transvaal War. to proceed to therelief of Rorkes Drift. At Rorkes Drift the now world-celebrateddefence of Lieutenant Bromhead, of the 24th, and LieutenantChard, , took place. These young officers had been left withone hundred and four soldiers to take charge of a small depot ofprovisions and an hospital, and to keep open the communicationwith Natal. Some hours after the disaster of Isandlwana their postwas attacked by Dabulamanzi (brother of Cetchwayo) and over threethousand of his finest warriors. The little garrison had made forthemselves a laager of sacks of maize and biscuit-boxes, and behindthese they defended themselves so stubbornly and so heroicallythroughout the night of the 23rd, that the Zulu chieftain, discomfitedand harassed, eventually retired. For their magnificent pluck thetwo young officers received the Victoria Cross. Their action hadsaved Natal from invasion by the enemy. Of the little garrisonseventeen fell and ten were wounded. The loss of the Zulus wasabout three 06< ■z Q 3 z LO a> UJ •a M (0 06 ao O ja K > O ,0 •o WU ac3 2 a. w Uh PJ Q W X H Affairs at Home Colonel Pearsons column, as we said, crossed the Lower Tugelanear the sea, with the intention of joining the other columns atUlundi. On the way thither he was attacked by a Zulu force atInyesani. This force, though it more than doubled the strength ofhis own, he drove back with heavy loss, and marched to the Nor-wegian Mission station, Eshowe. On his arrival there on the 23rdof January, he learnt the awful news of the disaster, and instantly senthis cavalry back to Natal, fortified his station, and waited there thearrival of reinforcements. The third column, commanded by Colonel Evelyn Wood (con-sisting of 1700 British soldiers, 50 farmers under CommandantPieter Uys, and some 300 blacks, reached Kambula in safety,and fortified a post there. Colonel Wood harassed the enemy byfrequent sallies, however, and on one occasion the attack on th
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