Battle of Rorke's Drift Battle of Rorke's Drift The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War. The defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, immediately followed the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, and continued into the following day. Just over 150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the garrison against an intense assault by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The massive but piecemeal Zulu attacks on Rorke's Drift came very
The Drift of new material since 1995's "Tilt", "The Drift" forms the second installment of the "trilogy" that concluded with 2012's "Bish Bosch." In the years between "Tilt" and "The Drift", Walker's released output comprised a few instrumental tracks on the soundtrack to the film "Pola X", a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Threw It All Away" on the "To Have and to Hold" soundtrack, and "Only Myself to Blame" from "The World Is Not Enough" soundtrack, as well as a few compilations of previously released material, including the retrospective box set "5 Easy Pieces". "The Drift" has been cited by many