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COMMANDER // 1845–1891

Gonville Bromhead

MajorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1845 – 1891

18501860187018801890Anglo-Zulu War · 1879Battle of Rorke's Drift — January 22, 1879 · United Kingdom · Anglo-Zulu War

Active service 1879 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 34.

Profile

Major Gonville Bromhead VC was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his part in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, in which a small British garrison of 139 soldiers successfully repulsed an assault by some 4,000 Zulu warriors.

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Battles (1)

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