The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Jason Askew. (GS) SHN429 is wounded in the knee

is wounded in the knee at the closing stages of the battle

in December 1943

a quick thinking engineer dropped a few grenades through the 88 holes in the turret and finally silenced the monster

The battle of Texel helped bring successful conclusion to the 3rd Dutch war

The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Jason Askew. (GS) SHN429 is wounded in the kneeDHM6069GS. The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Jason Askew. The Battle at Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an action in the Anglo Zulu War. The defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers, immediately followed the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22nd January 1879, and continued into the following day, 23rd January. 150 British and