Articles related to "Zulus"

In 1879 Lord Chelmsford opened the Zulu War with a complicated five-pronged attack. It would lead to one of the great disasters in British colonial history.

After the Lord Chelmsford's disaster at Isandlawana, Colonel Henry Evelyn Wood restored British military supremacy in Zululand.

The Battle of Isandhlwana was fought in South Africa on the 22nd January 1879 between Imperial British forces and the army of Zulu King Cetshwayo.

Despite its small size, Rorke's Drift is probably the most widely recognized battle of the Zulu War

Linking a train of wagons together in a circle or square and plugging the gaps with stakes, thorn-brush or fences created a fortress-like enclosure.

Shaka was born sometime around 1787. His mother was Nandi, daughter of the chieftain of the Elangeni clan, and his father was Senzangakona, chieftain of the Zulus.

The British government adopted "total war" in their ambition to eradicate the power of the Zulu kingdom in their conquest of South Africa.

By 1914, almost the whole of Africa was colonized by Europeans. For the Africans, there were benefits in this situation but there were also serious disadvantages.

The route covers all of the major battle sites: Rorke's Drift, Blood River, Tlana, Isandlwana, as well as the siege of Ladysmith and the dramatic Drakensberg Mountains.

The British seized the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch in the early 1800s, sparking a conflict between colonists of both powers and native Africans.

Most football teams will be followed by a gang that participates in organised crime and violence.

One of the best British action movies ever made, Zulu launched the career of Michael Caine and insured that the Battle of Rorke's Drift was not forgotten.

Shaka was 23 when he started waging war in earnest, as a member of the Mtetwa IziCwe regiment.