Thousands of Zulu men, called "amabutho", participate in a reenactment of the battle of Isandlwana. The battle was the first engagement in the Anglo-Zulu war on the 22 of January 1879 and was the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of an antique photograph of the British Empire's mission work among the Zulu people of then-Natal province.

Introduction : the stakes of war -- Grounds for aggression -- The Zulu polity and the ultimatum -- Opposing armies -- The Battle of Islandwana -- The Battle of Rorke's Drift -- Defeat on the coast and ...

On January 22, 1879 — the legendary “Day of the Zulu,” when more than twenty thousand Zulu warriors nearly wiped out the forces of the invading British army — even the sun was on the side of the Zulu ...

Peter O’Toole, Burt Lancaster and Denholm Elliott are all present and correct for watchable return to colonial clash in South Africa This 1979 film is effectively the stolid prequel to the massively ...