# Battle of Rorke's Drift: Heroic Stand of the Anglo-Zulu War — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [March 11, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-rorkes-drift-heroic-stand-of-the-anglo-zulu-war-whe-article-discussion/1958 "2026-03-11T10:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-rorkes-drift-heroic-stand-of-the-anglo-zulu-war-whe-article-discussion/1958/1 "2026-03-11T10:00:02Z")
Immediately after their famous victory over the British at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, as many as 4,000 Zulu warriors pushed on across the Zulu-Natal border. This Zulu army headed for Rorke's Drift, some 12 miles (19 km) away. Here was a mission station and 140 soldiers of the 24th Warwickshire Regiment and allied troops. A siege battle lasted 12 hours, but the defenders held on, all the more remarkable a feat since a good number of the men were invalids even before the battle started. Eleven Victoria Cross medals were awarded for the successful defence of Rorke's Drift. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2910/battle-of-rorkes-drift/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2910/battle-of-rorkes-drift/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-rorkes-drift-heroic-stand-of-the-anglo-zulu-war-whe-article-discussion/1958/2 "2026-07-28T20:07:43Z")