▁and ▁perhaps ▁ 4 0 0 ▁civ ili ans . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁P ulle ine ▁ordered ▁Lie uten ants ▁C og hill ▁and ▁Mel v ill ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Col our — the ▁Regiment al ▁Col our ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Help me ka ar ▁with ▁G ▁Company . ▁The ▁two ▁Lie uten ants ▁attempted ▁to ▁escape ▁by ▁crossing ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁River ▁where ▁the ▁Col our ▁fell ▁and ▁was ▁lost ▁down stream , ▁later ▁being ▁recovered . ▁Both ▁officers ▁were ▁killed . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( VC ) ▁was ▁not ▁awarded ▁post hum ously . ▁ ▁This ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁when ▁both ▁Lie uten ants ▁were ▁awarded ▁post hum ous ▁Victoria ▁Cross es ▁for ▁their ▁bra very . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Is and l w ana ▁was ▁dram at ized ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁movie ▁Z ulu ▁Da wn . ▁ ▁R or ke ' s ▁Dr ift ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Is and l w ana , ▁some ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Z ulus ▁head ed ▁for ▁R or ke ' s ▁Dr ift , ▁a ▁small ▁mission ary ▁post ▁g arrison ed ▁by ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 2 4 th ▁Foot , ▁native ▁lev ies ▁and ▁others ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Ch ard , ▁Royal ▁Engine ers , ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 2