The Defence of Rorke's Drift having fought in the battle from Lady Butler's sketch of him taken at Portsmouth among the other survivors; his name has subsequently been added to the roll of those who fought at Rorke's Drift. The Defence of Rorke's Drift The Defence of Rorke's Drift is an 1880 painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift which took place during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1877 to 1879. The battle and the men who fought in it were made famous in the 1964 film "Zulu". The Battle of Rorke's Drift caused a wave of patriotic fever in
Esmeralda 1879 others, the bursting of the boilers of the Esmeralda, the Dantesque weather on the bridge during the battle and the final collapse of the ship. Esmeralda 1879 La Esmeralda, 1879 is a Chilean film about the naval Battle of Iquique, which took place on May 21, 1879 in the harbor of this coastal town in the Tarapacá Region. Directed by Elijah Llanos, it was released in 2010 after four years of recordings (2005-2009). The film was attended by about a thousand people, including 500 extras. 12 million was spent and was funded by the Chilean Navy, the Luksic family and