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Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC (21 December 1847 – 1 November 1897) was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British armed forces. He earned the decoration for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where he commanded a small British garrison of 139 soldiers that successfully repulsed an assault by some 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors.

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rdfs:comment	Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC (21 December 1847 – 1 November 1897) was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British armed forces. He earned the decoration for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where he commanded a small British garrison of 139 soldiers that successfully repulsed an assault by some 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors.
foaf:name	(Colonel) (VC) Chard, John Rouse Merriott John Rouse Merriott Chard
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dc:description	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
allegiance	United Kingdom
award	dbpedia:Victoria_Cross
battle	Battle of Ulundi Battle of Rorke's Drift Anglo-Zulu War
birth date	1847-12-21(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	dbpedia:England Plymouth
birth year	1847-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1897-11-01(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Taunton Hatch Beauchamp dbpedia:England
death year	1897-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	British Army
military unit	Royal Engineers
service end year	1897-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1868-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Rouse_Merriott_Chard.png?width=300
is commander of	Battle of Rorke's Drift

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