Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (born 1830)

Anthony Durnford

British Army officer (1830–1879)

Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Durnford was a British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his defeat by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana, which was a disaster for the British Army.