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| Picture No | 10218292 |
| Date | 1879 |
| Description | Zulu wars. Queen Victoria decorating officers engaged in the |
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Queen Victoria decorating Lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard with the Victoria Cross for bravery. Chard was one of the officers who successfully defended Rorke's Drift from an army of Zulu warriors numbering 3-4,000.
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| Source | Illustration in 'Christmas Numbers' - 'Penny Illustration Paper', 20 June 1887, page 26 (1879. cover ?) |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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