Timeline Thursday 23 January 1879

Events on Thursday 23 January 1879 1

• 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift Small British garrison repels sustained Zulu assault Roughly 150 British and colonial troops defended a mission station at Rorke's Drift against several thousand Zulu warriors through the night. The defenders held out until Zulu forces withdrew, and eleven Victoria Crosses were later awarded for the action. The battle followed hours after the British defeat at Isandlwana.