53001 - Mealie Bag Wall Curved and Short Straight Sections Papau New Guinea Centurions were the critical link

Centurions were the critical link between officers and soldiers

Carried into battle

Unable to break the government lines

and short in duration

they formed a small but critical fire team within the larger infantry section

53001 - Mealie Bag Wall Curved and Short Straight Sections Papau New Guinea Centurions were the critical link53001 Mealie Bag Wall, Curved and Short Straight Sections During the Anglo Zulu War, defensive positions were often strengthened with makeshift barricades constructed from mealie bags filled with maize. These improvised fortifications became famous during the defence of Rorke's Drift, where British soldiers hastily built walls of mealie bags and biscuit boxes to create strong defensive lines against overwhelming numbers of Zulu warriors. The Military