Battle of Rorke's Drift close to defeating the much smaller garrison, but were ultimately repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours. Rorke's Drift, known as "kwaJimu" ("Jim's Land") in the Zulu language, was a mission station and the former trading post of James Rorke, an Irish merchant. It was located near a drift, or ford, on the Buffalo (Mzinyathi) River, which at the time formed the border between the British colony of Natal and the Zulu Kingdom. On 9 January 1879, the British No. 3 (Centre) Column, under Lord Chelmsford, arrived and encamped
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