Battle in the Anglo-Zulu War, specifically the defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift. It began on 22 January 1879 in what is now South Africa and lasted until 23 January 1879. The setting was Rorke's Drift. It was part of the Anglo-Zulu War. Those involved included the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
Before and after
- from 1879 to 1915South African Wars
- 1879Construction of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
- 1879Altamira cave paintings are discovered
- from 11 January 1879 to 4 July 1879Anglo-Zulu War
- from 22 January 1879 to 23 January 1879Battle of Rorke's Drift
- 23 February 1879Birth of Kazimir Malevich
- 14 March 1879Birth of Albert Einstein
- from 5 April 1879 to 4 April 1884War of the Pacific
- 26 April 1879Birth of Owen Willans Richardson
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The era
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