[ h253 ] Rare original British 1870 1879 24th Foot reg cap Rorkes Drift

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(I REALISED I FORGOT TO DO IMAGES OF THE INSIDE-WILL GET THEM DONE ASAP)
Rare original British 1870-1879, The 24th of Foot regiment forage cap, the cap is in stunning condition for its age, & naturally i can't say for sure the owner/ wearer was present at Rorke's Drift but I also can't say he wasn't there neither.
the 24th foot fought in the African wars & were the defenders at the famous battle Rorke's Drift where around 150 or so Brit soldiers fought off between 3000 & 4000 Zulu warriors, info of the battle below.

The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, of the 24th Regiment of Foot began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from the main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day.

Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The massive but piecemeal attacks by the Zulu on Rorke's Drift came very close to overwhelming the much smaller garrison but were consistently repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to individual defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours.

Breakdown of British and colonial casualties:

1st/24th Foot: 4 killed or mortally wounded in action; 2 wounded
2nd/24th Foot: 9 killed or mortally wounded in action; 9 wounded
Commissariat and Transport Department: 1 killed in action; 1 wounded
Natal Mounted Police: 1 killed in action; 1 wounded
1st/3rd NNC: 1 killed in action
2nd/3rd NNC: 1 killed;[39] 2 wounded

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