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In 1879, thousands of Zulu warriors attacked 150 British soldiers. The Battle of Rorke's Drift ended after 12 hours and the tiny garrison survived

On January 22, 1879, the British Army suffered one of its most devastating defeats in colonial warfare when a large Zulu force overwhelmed its camp at Isandlwana in present-day South Africa. Just ...
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Zulus Re-enact Battle Of Isandlwana 144 Years After Victory Over The British

Thousands of Zulu men, called "amabutho", participate in a reenactment of the battle of Isandlwana. The battle was the first engagement in the Anglo-Zulu war on the 22 of January 1879 and was the ...
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Kingdom in crisis : the Zulu response to the British invasion of 1879 / John Laband

Introduction : the stakes of war -- Grounds for aggression -- The Zulu polity and the ultimatum -- Opposing armies -- The Battle of Islandwana -- The Battle of Rorke's Drift -- Defeat on the coast and ...
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Interview with Ian Knight

Ian Knight still has vivid memories of his first visit to Isandlwana, where 1,300 British troops and their African allies were killed in a devastating battle with the Zulu army. It was 1979, Knight ...