Lieutenant John Chard
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Lieutenant John Chard is a British Army officer best known for commanding the defense at the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War, an event dramatized in the film "Zulu."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant John Chard canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1847-12-21 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coCommanderAtRorkesDrift | Gonville Bromhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateCommissioned | 1868-07-15 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1897-11-01 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry during the Battle of Rorke's Drift ⓘ |
| education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Rouse Merriott Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | commanding the defense at the Battle of Rorke's Drift ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterMilitaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| memorial | memorial in Hatch Beauchamp church ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Natal, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitRole | Royal Engineers officer at Rorke's Drift ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1879-01-22 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Defense of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | defense of Rorke's Drift on 1879-01-22 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boxhill, Plymouth, Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilm | Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1897 ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrUnit | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1868 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film Zulu
NERFINISHED
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numerous historical accounts of the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
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