Nov 12, 2014 · The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 was one of the many examples of British imperialism in the 19th Century. The Empire was ever expanding and the Zulu lands of South Africa were next on the …

Jan 25, 2014 · Just eleven days later, a Zulu force of around 20,000 warriors attacked a section of the British main column, consisting of around 1,800 British, colonial and native troops. The battle was a …

Sep 20, 2013 · The failure of Chelmsford to properly fortify his position, standard practice when fighting the Zulus during this period, led to the deaths of 1300 British servicemen at the hands of Zulu …

Sep 7, 2016 · On 22 January 1879, the British suffered their worst defeat against a technologically inferior native army at Isandlwana in southern Africa. The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 is well-known for …

Feb 16, 2014 · The Weenen Massacre was the massacre of Voortrekkers (emigrants who left the Dutch-founded Cape Colony) by the Zulu between 16-17 February 1838. After the murder of Piet Retief, …

Nov 10, 2014 · On 14 June 1940, the German Blitzkrieg rolled into the French capital and would begin a near-four year occupation until the city’s liberation by the Allies on 25 August 1944, near the end of …

Nov 6, 2014 · Mainly thanks to Dad’s army, everybody’s heard of the home guard and their potential role if Britain was invaded by the Third Reich. What is less known however, are the amount of physical …

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22nd January 2014 By All About History Team Town of Brecon Battles to Keep its Zulu Museum One of the fiercest battles fought by the British Army, the Battle of Rorke’s Drift was immortalised in the film …