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Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Durnford (24 May 1830 – 22 January 1879) was an Irish career British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his defeat by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana, which was a disaster for the British Army.

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  • Anthony Durnford (de)
  • Anthony Durnford (en)
  • Anthony Durnford (es)
  • Anthony Durnford (fr)
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  • Anthony William Durnford (* 24. Mai 1830 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Irland; † 22. Januar 1879 in Isandhlwana, Südafrika) war britischer Offizier und Kommandeur des Natal Native Contingent in der Schlacht bei Isandhlwana 1879. (de)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Durnford (24 May 1830 – 22 January 1879) was an Irish career British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his defeat by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana, which was a disaster for the British Army. (en)
  • Anthony William Durnford (Condado de Leitrim, Irlanda; 24 de mayo de 1830 - Isandlwana, Sudáfrica; 22 de enero de 1879) participó como líder de las tropas británicas en la batalla de Isandlwana, donde murió. (es)
  • Anthony William Durnford (né en Irlande le 24 juin 1830, mort en Afrique du Sud le 22 janvier 1879) est un officier de carrière de l'Armée britannique. Formé dans les Royal Engineers, il sert pendant la guerre anglo-zouloue de 1879 et meurt lors de la bataille d'Isandhlwana, une défaite catastrophique infligée aux Britanniques par les guerriers noirs du Zoulouland alors dirigé par le roi Cetshwayo. (fr)
  • Anthony William Durnford (Irlanda, 24 maggio 1830 – Isandlwana, 22 gennaio 1879) è stato un militare britannico. (it)
  • Anthony William Durnford, född den 24 juni 1830, död den 22 januari 1879, var en brittisk militär. Durnford kom 1871 som kapten till Sydafrika och tjänstgjorde sedan 1872 i Natal. Där blev han genom vänskap nära förbunden med biskop John Colenso och förvärvade liksom denne starkt personligt inflytande över basotho- och zulustammarna. År 1873 blev Durnford illa sårad vid undertryckandet av ett upprorsförsök bland zuluerna. Han ogillade på det högsta Kapregeringens politik mot Cetewayo, men samlade vid krigets utbrott 1879 genom sitt namn en stark hjälptrupp av basothoer. Med denna blev han emellertid övermannad av zuluerna i det olyckliga slaget vid Isandlwana och stupade därvid efter det tappraste motstånd. (sv)
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  • Anthony William Durnford (en)
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  • Anthony William Durnford (en)
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  • Isandlwana, South Africa (en)
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