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| Picture No | 10218304 |
| Date | 1879 |
| Description | The Zulu war. Portraits of officers. |
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Portrait of Mr W A Dunne, Commissariat Department, defender of Rorke's Drift. 137 British soldiers held the fort at Rorke's Drift against a force of over 3,000 Zulus. 11 men were awarded Victoria Crosses for bravery in evacuating the hospital there. Dunne helped build a fortification where the men held out against the Zulus.
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| Source | The Graphic. 1879. p 429, middle left. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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