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	Chard - LoveToKnow 1911
		Chard is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors.
		Chard (Cerdre, Cherdre, Cherde) was commercial in origin, being a trade centre near the Roman road to the west.
		Chard was a mesne borough, the first overlord being Bishop Joceline, whose successors held it (with a brief interval from 1545 to 1552) until 1801, when it was sold to Earl Poulett.
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	John Rouse Merriott Chard - LoveToKnow 1911
		JOHN ROUSE MERRIOTT CHARD (1847-1897), British soldier, was born at Boxhill, near Plymouth, on the 21st of December 1847, and in 1868 entered the Royal Engineers.
		In 1878 Lieutenant Chard was ordered to South Africa to take part in the Zulu War, and was stationed at the small post of Rorke's Drift to protect the bridges across the Buffalo river, and some sick men and stores.
		The spirited defence of Rorke's Drift saved Natal from a Zulu invasion, and Chard's and Bromhead's gallantry was rewarded with the V.C. and immediate promotion to the rank of captain and brevet-major.
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	John Rouse Merriott Chard - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		John Rouse Merriott Chard was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		It was won by Lt John Rouse Merriott Chard, Royal Engineers, who commanded the garrison of Rorke's Drift against attack by a Zulu impi in January, 1879.
		Chard died as a colonel in 1897 and is buried at Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset.
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		John Rouse Merriott Chard was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		It was won by Lt John Rouse Merriott Chard, Royal Engineers, who commanded the garrison of Rorke's Drift against attack by a Zulu impi in January, 1879.
		Chard died as a colonel in 1897 and is buried at Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset.
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	colchard
		John Chard was born at Boxhill, Pennycross, Plymouth, Devon, on 2lst.December,1847.
		John Chard was educated at Plymouth New Grammar School and before commencing his professional studies at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
		Chard always maintained that, he only did his duty and was frequently embarrassed by the public response he met when he returned home towards the end of 1879.
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	John Rouse Merriott Chard - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		John Rouse Merriott Chard was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in theface of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		It was won by Lt John Rouse Merriott Chard, Royal Engineers, whocommanded the garrison of Rorke's Drift against attack by a Zulu impiin January, 1879.
		Chard died as a colonel in 1897and is buried at HatchBeauchamp, Somerset.
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	A short history of the Zulu Wars
		Chard returned at noon and reported that large bodies of Zulus had been reported working round the left of the camp at Isandhlwana, and said he thought that they might try to make a dash for the mission.
		Chard now realised that the line of defence was too extended for the men who remained, yet he proved equal to the crisis.
		At 7pm Lt. Chard ordered the construction of a lofty mealie bag redoubt at its centre, in which the wounded were placed for safety and from which an elevated field of fire was maintained as long as daylight lasted.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Chard
		Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC (21 December 1847 – 1 November 1897) was an English soldier who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879.
		The bravery of Lt. Chard is still commemorated by the South African Army with the John Chard Decoration(see South African military decorations).
		From 1892 until 1896, he commanded the Royal Engineers detachment at Singapore as a Lieutenant Colonel and was made a Colonel in 1897 when he was due to be posted to Perth, Scotland.
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	Observer - Hua Hin, Cha-am and Paknampran
		Lieutenants’ Gonville Bromhead and John Rouse Merriott Chard led the British soldiers, and the classic siege was the basis for the 1964 movie ‘Zulu’; starring Michael Caine (Bromhead) and Stanley Baker (Chard).
		She promptly strangled the trussed up chicken she was carrying and waved its’ body triumphantly at the steward as she climbed the steps to the aircraft.
		A computer-enhanced version of Zapruder’s epic few seconds of film was used extensively by Oliver Stone in his movie ‘JFK’, and experts have poured over the cine footage in the 39 years since the brutal assassination of America’s youngest President, aged 46.
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		John Rouse Merriott Chard (21 December 1847- 1 November 1897) was a British soldier who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879.
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	rorkesdriftvc.com - Lt. John Rouse Merriott Chard
		He is buried in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist, Hatch Beauchaup, near Taunton in Somerset.
		The grave of Chard is on the south side of the church, easily found.
		John Chard was born near Plymouth in December 1847.
	www.rorkesdriftvc.com /vc/chard.htm (482 words)

	Battlefields:History: Anglo Zulu War: Rorke's Drift: Paul Naish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Lord Chelmsford’s absence, that a party of Zulus was moving North West across the Nqutu plateau, and possibly threatening his route back to the Drift, Chard decided to return, arriving back at Rorke’s Drift at 11h00.
		14h30 At the drift spanning the Buffalo River, where Lt. Chard and a section of men were repairing the pontoons, two breathless horsemen, Lt. Vane, Natal Carbineers (NC) and Lt. James Adendorff, Natal Native Contingent (NNC) reined in and reported the massacre of the British Force at Isandlwana.
		Chard lead a ferocious attack against the Zulus in the yard whilst a detail dragged the water cart into position convenient for the defenders to slake their intense thirst.
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	Chard Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
		We have researched the Chard family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
		In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded Coat-of-Arms was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
		In the Chard coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
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	rorke-drift
		Chard received the VC for his leadership, aged 31 at the time of the action he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in July 1868, he served in Bermuda and Malta before joining No. 5 Company RE in South Africa in 5 January 1879.
		Chard arrived at Rorke’s Drift on 19 January and was the senior officer present on 22/23 January 1879, having been left in command by Major Spalding.
		He served in Singapore as a Lieutenant Colonel between 1892-1896 and then returned to take up a post in Perth in Scotland, whilst there he was found to be suffering from cancer of the tongue, he died at his brother’s home at Hatch Beachamp, Somerset, in November 1897, aged 49.
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	Rouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Mary and I are pleased and proud for Rouse International to join with you as part of the Balloon Arts Movement in the twenty-first century.
		The fact that both Rouse and Rodney were in at the beginning seems to raise the bar a notch or two.
		One of the most acclaimed composers of his generation, Christopher Rouse was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 15, 1949.
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	Business Software Review : Article 'John Spinks' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		John William Tranter Spinks, C.C., S.O.M., M.B.E., (January 1, 1908 - March 27, 1997) was the President of the University of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1975.
		Born in Methwold, England, he received a BSc (1928) and his doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in chemistry (1930) from the King's College at the University of London.
		President George H.W. Bush took his inaugural oath on the George Washington Bible, belonging to St. John's Lodge in New York, but he is not a Mason.
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	Chard Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		There he stripped John Baliol of his crown and carried the Coronation Stone of Scone back to England.
		The Stone of Scone, (pronounced "skoon") sometimes called the Stone of Destiny was an extremely important symbol of Scottish heritage and the fact that it was never returned contributed to a strong discomfort between Scotland and England over the many years.
		It is hard to say exactly when man first came to the lands that were to become the British Isles, but it can be said with certainty that Paleolithic tribes were flourishing there by 8000 BC.
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	John Rouse Merriott Chard Military Notably at Rorke's Drift Photographic Print by Bassano at AllPosters.com
		John Rouse Merriott Chard Military Notably at Rorke's Drift Photographic Print by Bassano at AllPosters.com
		John Rouse Merriott Chard Military Notably at Rorke's Drift by Bassano
		John Rouse Merriott Chard Military Notably at Rorke's Drift
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	The Siege of Rorke's Drift
		Aside from Stephenson, who was not regular army, he had to choose between Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard as to who was in command whilst he was away.
		Chard was worried that he had too few men too defend this perimeter so he later instructed a dividing wall to be constructed from biscuit boxes.
		Three defendants, Privates John Williams, Joseph Williams and Horrigan were trapped in one of these rooms that had no other way out.
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		Defended by only 131 soldiers, of which 39 were in the hospital, against almost 4,000 Zulu warriors, Lieutenant Chard and his command, men of the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, held out against unceasing Zulu attacks throughout the evening and into the night.
		This was the largest amount of Victoria Crosses ever awarded for a single engagement, and the bravery of Lt. Chard is still commemorated by the South African Army with the John Chard Medal for Bravery.
		The defense of Rorke's Drift was the subject of the 1964 movie "Zulu", in which actor Stanley Baker portrayed Lieutenant Chard.
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	Victoria Cross Reference
		LIDDELL, John Aiden The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's); 1915; Ostend, Belgium
		LYNN, John The Lancashire Fusiliers; 1915; Ypres, Belgium
		O'NEILL, John (or O'NIELL) The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment; 1918; Moorseele, Belgium
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		The real Chard was born at Boxhill near Plymouth and packed a great deal into his 50 years on earth.
		His deeds moved the Queen and Chard remained a favourite for the rest of his life.
		Like Chard’s biography, Bickford’s also appeared in the original Victorian DNB and his entry has been modernised with the addition of current research material.
	www.devonlife.co.uk /sections/mag/article.cfm?id=263 (1158 words)

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		John Rouse Merriott Chard, Lieutenant, Corps of Royal Engineers, 31 years of age, survived the battle and later rose to the rank of Colonel
		Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard shared command of the detachment.
		Private John (Fielding) Williams, a 21 year old, actually knocked the hole in the wall separating the wards and found Private Hook on the other side.
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	Rorke's Drift - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		After the battle of Isandhlwana, some 4,000 to 5,000 Zulus headed for Rorke's Drift, a small missionary post garrisoned by a company of the 2/24th Regiment of Foot, native levies and others under the command of Lieutenant John Chard, Royal Engineers, the most senior officer of the 24th present being Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead.
		The Acting Assistant Commissary James Langley Dalton persuaded Bromhead and Chard to stay and the small garrison frantically prepared rudimentary fortifications.
		Dalton was not originally named among the VC recipients, eventually receiving his medal in January 1880 after an outcry because a number of accounts had credited Dalton, rather than Chard or Bromhead, for initiating the defence at Rorke's Drift.
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	MILITARIA COLLECTING FORUM > The 11 Victoria Crosses won at (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Leftenant John Rouse Merriott Chard, Royal Engineers 2nd Btn, 24th Regiment of Foot, Officer Commanding at Roarke's Drift, May 2/1879.
		On January 22/23 1879, at Roarke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, Leftenant Chard shared the commend of the defenders of the post with an Officer of the 2nd Btn 24th Regiment of Foot (Bromhead, Gonville), setting a fine example and conducting himself with great gallantry in most trying circumstances.
		One of the Privates (John Williams) however, succeeded in knocking a hole in the partition and taking the last two patients through to the next ward, where he found Private Hook.
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	Geological influences on the Battle of Isandlwana, South Africa...
		The British defeat at Isandlwana was followed on the evening of the same day by the successful defence of Rorke’s Drift by 150 British soldiers against some 4000 Zulus.
		That battle resulted in 11 Victoria Crosses being awarded, including one to Lt. John Rouse Merriott Chard of the Royal Engineers, who commanded the defence force.
		The British Army regrouped and inflicted a series of defeats on the Zulu forces, culminating in a final victory at the Battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879 and the capture of the Zulu king Chetshawayo in August 1879.
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