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 BIRKENHEAD DRILL

A,trooship The Birkenhead was a trooship In February, 1851. it was carrying s and their families to South Africa. There were six hundred and thirty people on the ship, including one hundred and seventy women and children. The soldiers young and inexperienced. The officers were few and most of them were also y inexperienced

Struckagainst Rock: When the ship was forty miles away from Cape Town im against a hidden rock and was split into two parts. This rock was not shown in a the maps of the sea. The ship was very badly damaged and the front half soon sanki the water. The remaining half portion, where all the people assembled, was still fo

on the water.

Three lifeboats There were only three life boats in useful condition, each of which could carry only sixty passengers. The other boats were damaged or destroyed. In the way only one hundred and eighty people could be saved. The others were to lace.com death by drowing and worst because the ship could not last much longer.

The boats were lowered and all the children and women wer

Nopanicorconfusion. given seats. There was no panic or confusion. The ship's company with their captain stood by the soldiers as if they were at their daily drill. Every one was loyal to him and to his duty. In this way four hundred and thirty six men went down for ever. Oly fourteen were saved by a rescue ship. This is a great example of heroism and dnc The commander himself sacrified his life for the snake of two young soldiers.

Birkenhead Drill: It means to stand and be still facing certain death, so that west

oties may have a chance to live.