The battle of Isandlwana was the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of the British colonization of South Africa. In one bloody day?more than?800 British troops, 500 of their alli
The battle of Isandlwana was the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of the British colonization of South Africa. In one bloody day?more than?800 British troops, 500 of their alli
In 1879, mounted British forces invaded the independent African kingdom of Zululand and wiped out at least 7,000 Zulu warriors who fought on foot with spears against the rifles of the British. This bo
The Zulu War of 1879 remains one of the best known British colonial wars and included two battles whose names reverberate through history. At Isandlwana the Zulus inflicted a crushing defeat on the Br
In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 glittering years, and her domain touched upon every continent. Yet, even at thi
Expert ananlyis and first-hand accounts of combat during the Anglo-Zulu war in 1879: Nyezane, iSandlwana, and Khambula. As seen in the movie Zulu, starring Michael Caine, Zulu discipline and courage o
