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It is one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. As the terrified young private looks out at the approaching horde of 4,000 enemy warriors, he nervously asks: "Why us?" The reply from his barrel-chested Colour Sergeant is instant and lacks all emotion. "Because we're 'ere, lad.... an' no-one else."
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, recreated in the 1964 film Zulu, began on the afternoon of January 22, 1879, and continued into the next day.See the full content of this document
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Battles That Became a Legend
A resolute force of fewer than 150 British soldiers, led by Plymouth-born Lieutenant John Chard, achieved the impossible against overwhelming odds by defending their remote supply post in Natal, southern Africa.
When it was over, 11 of those men were awarded the coveted Victoria Cross - the highest number ever given out for a single engagement in British military history.But triumph and tragedy stood side by side. For on the morning ...See the full content of this document
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