William Allen (VC 1879) (later The South Wales Borderers), British Army during the Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 22 and 23 January 1879 at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, Corporal Allan and another man (Frederick Hitch) kept communication with the hospital open, despite being severely wounded. Their determined conduct enabled the patients to be withdrawn from the hospital, and when incapacitated by their wounds from fighting, they continued, as soon as their wounds were dressed, to serve out ammunition to their comrades during the night. He later achieved the rank of sergeant for
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