The British Invade the Zulu Kingdom: 1879 Anglo-Zulu War | Total War Battle

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Frere, on his own initiative, sent a provocative ultimatum on 11 December 1878 to the Zulu king Cetshwayo and upon its rejection sent Lord Chelmsford to invade Zululand. The war had several particularly bloody battles, including an opening victory of the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana, followed by the defence of Rorke's Drift by a small British Garrison from an attack by a large Zulu force. The British eventually won the war, ending Zulu dominance of the region. The Zulu Kingdom was then made a protectorate and later annexed by the British Empire in 1887.

00:00 Introduction
04:34 The British invade Zululand
06:26 The British arrive at Isandlwana
08:54 The Battle of Isandlwana
11:47 News arrives at Rorkes Drift
12:34 The Battle of Rorkes Drift
13:50 The British No.1 column
14:52 The Battle of Inyezane
15:52 The night assault at Rorkes Drift
16:48 The British are besieged at Eshowe
17:18 No.4 column halts their advance
17:50 The Zulu raid a supply convoy
18:12 The British gather more forces
18:41 The British camp at Kambula
19:32 The Battle of Hlobane
21:13 The British prepare for Battle
21:52 The Battle of Kambula
23:17 The British advance into Zululand
24:22 The Battle of Ulundi
27:37 Aftermath of the war