The battle of Isandlwana was the first major encounter between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Listen to the history and detail of the Anglo-Zulu war as narrated by David Rattray. Zululand was invaded by the British in 1879, and this battle is rated as one of the greatest military disasters in British colonial history. You will be mesmerized by just being at the battlefield and by the f...
The battle of Rourke’s Drift was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War that immediately followed the defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana. Over 150 British and colonial troops defended against an attack from over 3000 Zulu warriors winning more Victoria Crosses than in any other battle in history. Rourke’s Drift was a mission station and trading post of James Rourke, an Irish merchant that was...
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