Rorkes Drift Museum Kwa Zulu Natal closely resembles the original hospital building but which had a thatched roof. The original building was destroyed.

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The original building was owned by Jim Rorke who died in the mid-1870s. Otto de Witt, a Swedish missionary, acquired the property and it became his house and the Swedish mission. It was used as a field hospital and destroyed in the battle on January 22 1879. A drift is the name for a bend in the (Buffalow) river where it was situated.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Works Drift Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa
Photo credit: © David Hargitay-Horvath / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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