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Battle Royal – Louis, Prince Imperial

Patrick Boniface on the deaths in combat of regal warriors. The savagery of the Zulu Wars showed no respect for class or…

19th Century/Cover Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

The Matabele Wars

We know the story. Goaded into a hopeless war by an expanding colonial empire, thousands of warriors rise against their oppressors –…

19th Century/Cover Feature/Early Modern/Zulu Wars

Chakdara: the other Rorke’s Drift?

The epic defence of Chakdara is intriguing. It lasted a week (26 July-2 August 1897), involved 240 men defending an isolated post…

Battle Maps/Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

Map of the Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 : Zulu Wars

Isandlwana was perhaps the greatest defeat inflicted on the British redcoats by native warriors in imperial history. To read the full article, see…

Modern/Regiment Profiles/Zulu Wars

The British Army at Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu Wars

Redcoats The battle of Isandlwana represented a clash of two radically different military systems – a modern, Western, technologically-advanced professional army pitched…

Modern/Warriors/Zulu Wars

Zulu Warriors – 1879

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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Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

What was Anthony Durnford’s real role in the Zulu Wars?

In the ‘blame game’ which followed the Zulu battle of Isandlwana, Anthony Durnford quickly emerged as the principal scapegoat. A complex figure…

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Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

Why was Zulu voted the British Army’s favourite war film of all time?

What is Zulu so well respected? Measured against the production standards of modern war-films, Zulu certainly shows its age.…

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Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

Zulu Film Exhibition opening in Cardiff Castle

The Zulu Film Museum is about to open at the Cardiff Castle Museum - find out more about this unique and historic…

Fact-file/Feature/Modern/Zulu Wars

3 Popular Myths of Isandlwana – 1879 Zulu War

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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