5767 x 3421 px | 48,8 x 29 cm | 19,2 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1879
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The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879 by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville. Painting of the Battle of Rorke's Drift which took place in Natal during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. Lieutenant John Chard (to the right at the barrier in pale breeches with rifle), Corporal Scammell of the Natal Native Contingent incorrectly shown in the uniform of the 24th or Corporal William Allen (handing cartridges to Chard). Corporal Ferdinand Schiess (wearing a bandoleer and stabbing a Zulu at the barrier with his bayonet). Chaplain George Smith (bearded man handing out cartridges from a haversack). Acting Assistant Commissary James Dalton (sat in foreground with a wounded shoulder). Surgeon James Reynolds (attending to Dalton's wound). Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead (stood in the centre of the painting pointing to his left). Private Frederick Hitch (stood behind Bromhead). Private Henry Hook (carrying Private John Connolly on his back away from the burning hospital). Assistant Commissary Walter Dunne (to the left holding a biscuit box)
