Patrick Boniface on the deaths in combat of regal warriors. The savagery of the Zulu Wars showed no respect for class or
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We know the story. Goaded into a hopeless war by an expanding colonial empire, thousands of warriors rise against their oppressors –
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The epic defence of Chakdara is intriguing. It lasted a week (26 July-2 August 1897), involved 240 men defending an isolated post
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Isandlwana was perhaps the greatest defeat inflicted on the British redcoats by native warriors in imperial history. To read the full article, see
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Redcoats The battle of Isandlwana represented a clash of two radically different military systems – a modern, Western, technologically-advanced professional army pitched
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The organization of the Zulu army was profoundly different to its professional British counterpart, a part-time citizen militia, the means by which
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In the ‘blame game’ which followed the Zulu battle of Isandlwana, Anthony Durnford quickly emerged as the principal scapegoat. A complex figure
Read More » What is Zulu so well respected? Measured against the production standards of modern war-films, Zulu certainly shows its age.
Read More » The Zulu Film Museum is about to open at the Cardiff Castle Museum - find out more about this unique and historic
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The Battle of Isandlwana on the 22nd of January 1879 was one of the most devastating defeats suffered by Britain at the
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