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In 1879 the Colonial Government of Natal ordered a British army, led by General Lord Chelmsford and equipped with the most modern weaponry, to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Overconfident and contemptuous of his Zulu adversaries, Lord Chelmsford believed that his biggest problem would be in bringing the Zulus to battle. Shortly after crossing the Buffalo River the British column set up camp in the shadow of a sphinx shaped hill called Isandlwana.
The following day,
Lord Chelmsford, with over half his force, went in pursuit of what he
believed to be the vanguard of the Zulu army. But he had been decoyed
and outwitted by Nshingwayo, the Zulu commander. Whilst Chelmsford and
his redcoats trudged vainly in pursuit of a Will-o-the-Wisp enemy, the
20,000 strong Zulu army fell upon the unsuspecting camp. The outcome of
the bloody battle that followed and the Zulu pursuit of the British
survivors, has been rated as one of the worst disasters ever inflicted
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"Isandlwana
- Zulu Battlefield. I will see that it is viewed at the highest levels in
the South African National Defence Force. Well done, an excellent
production!" "This is
an important piece of work that adds a new chapter to the Anglo-Zulu War -
lifelike and gripping! It is a wonderful memento for visitors to the
battlefields!" "Absolutely first
class; beautifully done and genuinely moving. I just wanted to record my
sheer pleasure in seeing it."
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