# John Chard

> Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where he assumed command of the outpost, with a small garrison of 139 soldiers, and successfully repulsed an assault by some 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors.

*British military officer (1847-1897); recipient of the Victoria Cross*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1847-12-21
- **Died:** 1897-11-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388865)

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