At Rorke's Drift, 150 Men Were Left Behind To Face Thousands Of Warriors
When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, soldiers at a tiny outpost waged a desperate fight to survive.
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When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, soldiers at a tiny outpost waged a desperate fight to survive.
'Zulu' shows that even history’s darkest moments can inspire rousing cinema If you haven't yet seen this dignified portrait of heroism, seek it out soon – before somebody bans it for its “colonialism” Michael Caine in Zulu Credit: Allstar Picture Library Ltd./Alamy The recent ludicrous decision by the Royal Collection to label Lady Butler’s 1880 painting of the defence of Rorke’s Drift with the warning that it has links to “colonialism and violence” prompted me to do something I hadn’t for 40 years, which was to watch the film of this stirring episode in history, Zulu. S...