Despite his attempts at diplomacy, Cetshwayo realized that war was coming to the Zulu. The Zulu army was armed only with spears, cowhide shields and a few muskets and rifles, but it was more than ...

A dangerous mix of self-confidence and contempt for their foes infected many in the British Army during the Zulu War. This misjudgement led to thousands of deaths - and an unsavoury, high-level ...

Object Details Author Wilmot, Alexander 1836-1924 Notes Also available online. Elecresource Date 1880 Call number DT766 .W74 1880 DT766.W74 1880 Type Electronic resources Physical description viii, ...

The washing of the spears : a history of the rise of the Zulu nation under Shaka and its fall in the Zulu War of 1879 / Donald R. Morris Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

Artefacts from the Anglo-Zulu war are auctioned in East Sussex on the anniversary of one of the conflict's most famous battles.

To determine the wars in which over 1 million people died, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed historical accounts of the largest military engagements in world history using sources such as the Historical ...