Question: What battle did the Victoria Cross recipient born on 7 December 1839 fight in ?

text: List of Zulu War Victoria Cross recipients
Recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 23 members of the British Armed Forces and colonial forces for actions performed during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of the armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. The VC was introduced in Great Britain on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War, and takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command. The first ceremony was held on 26 June 1857, when Queen Victoria invested 62 of the 111 Crimean recipients in Hyde Park. The Anglo-Zulu War (also known as the Zulu War) was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom (Zululand; part of modern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa). Although British and colonial forces under General Lord Chelmsford entered Zululand unopposed, on 11 January 1879, the Zulu army soon inflicted a heavy defeat on them at the Battle of Isandlwana, in which more than 1,300 British and colonial forces were killed. Immediately after the battle, Zulu troops moved onto the small garrison at Rorke's Drift. Here, just over 150 British and colonial soldiers defended the outpost against 4,000 Zulu warriors. The action was later made famous by the film Zulu. The defence of Rorke's Drift is considered by historians as a masterly defensive action and an example of heroism against overwhelming numbers. Eleven VC recipients received their awards for deeds performed during the defence of the small garrison - one of the largest number awarded for a single action, and the largest number (7) awarded to a single unit (the 2nd/24th Foot) for a single action.
Name Unit Date of action Place of action
William Allan 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
William Beresford 009 9th Lancers 1879-07-03 3 July 1879 White Umfolozi River ( near Ulundi ) , Zululand
Anthony Booth 080 80th Regiment of Foot 1879-03-12 12 March 1879 Battle of Intombe , Transvaal
Gonville Bromhead 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
Edward Browne 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-03-28 28 March 1879 Battle of Kambula , Zululand
Redvers Buller 060 60th Rifles 1879-03-28 28 March 1879 Battle of Hlobane , Zululand
John Chard Royal Engineers 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
Nevill Coghill 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-01-22 22 January 1879* Battle of Isandlwana , Zululand
James Dalton Commissariat Department Commissariat and Transport Department 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
Henry D'Arcy Frontier Light Horse 1879-07-03 3 July 1879 White Umfolozi River ( near Ulundi ) , Zululand
Edmund Fowler 026 90th Regiment of Foot 1879-03-28 28 March 1879 Battle of Hlobane , Zululand
Frederick Hitch 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
Alfred Hook 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
Robert Jones 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
William Jones 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony
William Leet 013 13th Regiment of Foot 1879-03-28 28 March 1879 Battle of Hlobane , Zululand
Henry Lysons 026 90th Regiment of Foot 1879-03-28 28 March 1879 Battle of Hlobane , Zululand
Teignmouth Melvill 024 24th Regiment of Foot 1879-01-22 22 January 1879* Battle of Isandlwana , Zululand
Edmund O'Toole Frontier Light Horse 1879-07-03 3 July 1879 White Umfolozi River ( near Ulundi ) , Zululand
James Reynolds Army Medical Department Army Medical Department 1879-02-22 22-23 January 1879 Battle of Rorke 's Drift , Natal Colony