Anniversary of two battles today

April the Second is the anniversary of at least two battles in which the British were successful.
The Battle of Copenhagen, 1801, where Admiral Nelson defeated the Danes. That was the battle where Nelson placed a telescope against his blind eye and claimed not to see his superior officer's signal.
The Battle of Gingindlovu, 1879, where the British Army defeated the Zulus. It's not one of the famous battles, probably because nobody made a film about it and Michael Caine didn't look all heroic. It was important at the time, though.

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Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

I will never be in charge of a country but if I were, my inner circle would have some of the best historians, so many lessons we don't learn. I read about Gingindlovu, interesting but l guess they though 2 movies was enough. I don't know how accurate it was but I did like the one about Rorke's Drift.

MandyMitchell · 80-89, F

@Subsumedpat Rorke's Drift was little more than a border skirmish, but after the defeat of Isandhlwana, the British made the most of a successful defence and awarded Victoria Crosses like confetti. The 24th Foot did well though - although nobody sang Men of Harlech!