Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford

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Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford was a British Army officer and Royal Engineers commander in the Anglo-Zulu War, best known for his controversial role and death at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879.

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Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford canonical 1

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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
Royal Engineers officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
burialPlace Isandlwana battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Isandlwana
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
linked to: Isandlwana
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1830-05-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1879-01-22 ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish ⓘ
familyName Durnford ⓘ
givenName Anthony ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-Zulu War military campaign ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Zulu War
hasHistoricalSignificance figure in Anglo-Zulu War historiography ⓘ
symbol of British command failures at Isandlwana ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn subsequent debates on responsibility for the Isandlwana defeat ⓘ
hasOccupation Royal Engineers commander ⓘ
hasRole field commander at Isandlwana ⓘ
knownFor controversial command decisions at Isandlwana ⓘ
role in the Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Engineers ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Royal Engineers ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
linked to: Isandlwana

death in action against Zulu forces ⓘ
notableFor death during the Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
notableWork Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
occupation military engineer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn defence of the Natal frontier ⓘ
partOf British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ireland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Colony of Natal ⓘ
Isandlwana ⓘ
positionHeld commander of colonial troops in Natal ⓘ
serviceNumber British Army officer of the Victorian era ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf biographical studies of Anglo-Zulu War officers ⓘ
historical controversy regarding tactics at Isandlwana ⓘ

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Battle of Isandlwana → commander → Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford ⓘ