140 years ago today, on the 22/23 January 1879, 139 men of the 24th Regiment of Foot defended the mission house and hospital known as Rorke's Drift against some 4000 Zulus. The incident became known as "The Defence of Rorke's Drift" for which 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded - more than for any other battle in British history. In this scene from the 1964 film, Nigel Green as Colour Sergeant Bourne delivers the news of the approaching Zulus and steadies the nerves of the men in preparation for battle.
