Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke`s Drift 9781546815297

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Автор: Mace James
Название: Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke`s Drift
ISBN: 9781546815297
Издательство: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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ISBN-10: 1546815295
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 420
Вес: 0.61 кг.
Дата издания: 26.07.2017
Язык: English
Размер: 229 x 152 x 24
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: It is January of 1879. While three columns of British soldiers and their African allies cross the uMzinyathi River to commence the invasion of the Zulu Kingdom, a handful of redcoats from B Company, 2/24th Regiment are left to guard the centre columns supply depot at Rorkes Drift.On the morning of 22 January, the main camp at Isandlwana, just ten miles to the east, comes under attack from the entire Zulu army and is utterly destroyed. Four thousand warriors from King Cetshwayos elite Undi Corps remained in reserve and were denied any chance to take part in the fighting. Led by Prince Dabulamanzi, they disobey the kings orders and cross into British Natal, seeking their share in triumph and spoils. They soon converge on Rorkes Drift; an easy prize, with its paltry force of 150 redcoats to be readily swept aside.Upon hearing of the disaster at Isandlwana, and with retreat impossible, the tiny British garrison readies to receive the coming onslaught. Leading them is Lieutenant John Chard, a newly-arrived engineer officer with no actual combat experience. Aiding him is B Companys previously undistinguished officer commanding, Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead, along with 24-year old Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne, and a retired soldier-turned civilian volunteer named James Dalton.Unbeknownst to either the British or the Zulus, half of the centre column, under Lord Chelmsfords direct command, was not even at Isandlwana, but fifteen miles further east, at Mangeni Falls. However, with a huge Zulu force of over twenty-thousand warriors between them and the drift, their ammunition and ration stores taken or destroyed, and an impossible distance to cover, Chelmsfords battered column cannot possibly come to the depots aid, and must look to their own survival. The defenders of Rorkes Drift stand alone.

Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke`s Drift, Mace James