John Chard’s handwritten account of the battle of Rorke’s Drift sells for £140,000
A handwritten account of the battle of Rorke’s Drift by Lt John Chard of the Royal Engineers, who led the renowned stand against the Zulu attack, sold for a hammer price of £140,000.
Estimated at £10,000-15,000, it was one of 15 lots in Bonhams’ Fine Books and Manuscripts sale tha…