20219 - "We Must Hold The Wall!" Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead W.Britain Retired & Rare name Grindan means sharp

name Grindan means sharp

they lacked bayonets and could not withstand the third and final British assault

An ambush along any well used track was always a possibility on the early frontier

NOR021 Waffen-SS Panzer Grenadier Running with Rifle

20219 - "We Must Hold The Wall!" Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead W.Britain Retired & Rare name Grindan means sharpAfter a British defeat at the day long Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879, the attack on the Mission Station at Rorkes Drift began that afternoon. Of the handful of junior officers at the Drift, only lieutenants John Chard and Gonville Bromhead were qualified for a front line command. Bromhead had more combat experience and was senior by three years of service. Throughout the battle both Chard and Bromhead were aware of the need to be conspicuous