Légende

Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorke's Drift, South Africa, in January 1879. With only 104 men fit for duty, Chard held off an attack by a force of some 4500 Zulu warriors. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross, as were 10 other officers and men under his command. Chard was also promoted to Major after his exploits at Rorke's Drift.

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_215

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 31,8cm x 39,3cm / 3760 x 4646 (300dpi)

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