Major Gonville Bromhead VC (29 August 1845 – 9 February 1891) was a
British Army officer and recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British armed forces. He received the medal for his part in the
defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where a small British garrison of 139 soldiers successfully repulsed an assault by some 4,000
Zulu warriors. Bromhead was portrayed by
Michael Caine in the film
Zulu, which depicted the battle.