The Battle of Kambula | Zulus Vs British | Total War Cinematic Battle

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The Battle of Kambula took place on 29 March 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, when a Zulu military force attacked the British camp at Kambula, having routed the mounted element of the British force at the Battle of Hlobane the day before. The battle was a decisive Zulu defeat and the Zulu warriors lost their belief in victory. The war ended after the Zulu defeat at the Battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879.
Game - Napoleon: Total War
Mod - Victoria at War
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Scouts discover the Zulu army
02:01 British preparations
02:59 The British form up
03:19 Mounted troops attack the Zulus
04:16 British artillery opens up
04:44 The battle begins
05:48 Zulus break through the defences
07:16 The Zulus begin to retreat
07:38 The British pursue the Zulus
08:27 The battle comes to a close
08:57 Aftermath

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@tanker335 2 месяца назад

That witch doctor had some explaining to do..

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

🤣🤣🤣

@blackpowder4016 2 месяца назад

Bush magic is a common theme in European tales of Africa.

@timothybuckley6960 2 месяца назад

He worked for Pfzer

@PeterBren 2 месяца назад

21000 Zulus and only 2000 died. There is something wrong there 😮

@NR-rv8rz Месяц назад

You mean 'splanin'.

@sjl197 2 месяца назад

Impressive that colour sergeant Bourne has such a loud voice that his commands carry all the way from the drift on the buffalo river 😊

@Russia-bullies 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the good & informative show on a fight rarely featured.

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thanks glad you enjoyed 😊

@rtk3543 2 месяца назад

Considering the amount of ammo expended by the British, Zulu casualties seen surprisingly light.

2 месяца назад

At Rorke’s Drift,they fired about 29,000 rounds for 350 odd dead Zulus (and quite a few wounded,no doubt) and were down to about 900 rounds when the assault was called off.

@Gecko.... 2 месяца назад

The Martini Henry was not very accurate, max range was about 400 yards to hit a man, but when that man is running...

@williamoloughlin8298 2 месяца назад

650 dead includes those who died later from wounds. More were wounded.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Many Zulus were shot multiple times.

@legionarybooks13 25 дней назад

Hitting static targets at the range is far different than a moving target that isn't too keen to be shot. Unlike in the film "Zulu," the Zulus didn't charge blindly en mass. They bounded in organised formations of company lines, utilising cover and concealment. Nor did they ever "stand there asking for it," like shown in the film. Also, the British opened fire at around 400 to 500 yards, not waiting until the enemy was within a hundred (that part of the film always baffled me). I've been to both Rorke's Drift and Khambula. Khambula is certainly far more open with few places for cover. However, as other comments have mentioned, many Zulus were hit multiple times. The effects of the Martini-Henry, with its .455 calibre slug, were particularly horrific.

@manuelacosta9463 2 месяца назад

The British sure learned some hard lessons in this war especially entrenching when faced with an overwhelming foe. Still Wood having to be restrained for wishing to help a trooper says something about his character than the usual you'd expect from an officer of his status, and the Zulus sure displayed their typical bravery charging at certain death.

@ronaldmcdonald8303 2 месяца назад

Ooh er, I wouldn't want to face a Zulu soldier, people don't realise they were trained soldiers not just a hoard of warriors. Us British though are pretty good at winning wars, but respect to the mighty Zulu nation.

@arctic004 24 дня назад

Personally, although I pride myself on the honouring of a noble adversary, I am unimpressed with the Zulu 'bravery'.Remembering the appalling brutality of the Zulu at Isandlwana and their overwhelming numerical advantage at Kambula it is the bravery of the British and especially their Cavalry, regular and auxiliary, that impresses me. But not bravery but the triumph of Civilization over Barbarism is the real lesson of Kambula 10:13

@flashgordon6670 День назад

It’s a lot easier to be brave, on the back of a 1/2 ton horse.

@user-pe1zs2pn4n 2 месяца назад

Thank you for posting this video. I learned quite a bit about this era.

@steveh7823 Месяц назад

I have witnessed an Impi in action. It was a few thousand strong in Johannesburg. The endless sound, energy and move-as-one leaves a powerful impression. Beating weapons against shields, chanting, and surging. If you could massively amplify the sound of hornets in a jar you would have an idea. It's a unique form of military organisation. And, yes, the Impi had faith in 'muthi' (witchdoctor potions, amulets and beliefs) giving them power.

@arnoldbioursckii6639 Месяц назад

2 pistols for each soldier better than bayonet

@michaelstevens3479 2 месяца назад

The logistics involved are amazing not least the thought of 1,000 plus cannon shells on horse drawn wagons.

@englanduk6131 2 месяца назад

Just the thought of standing there with your regiment of 2000 soldiers and having to face over 20,000 screaming, charging Zulus?.... Absolutely terrifying!

@jason200912 2 месяца назад

Shoot into the mob and take out 2 guys bullet

@lordmillwall8784 Месяц назад

They were British we ain't scared of NOTHING or NO ONE

@englanduk6131 Месяц назад

@@lordmillwall8784 Even still, 20,000 brave and fanatical zulu warriors?... And just 2,000 of you?.... 😳

@johnwahannah2385 Месяц назад

Pointed sticks verses gunpowder and shot.

@ozzyphil74 Месяц назад

The brave people at the battle were the Zulus. They were going up against guns including Maxim guns

@dmich111 2 месяца назад

Strange how they didn’t notice all their comrades dying from bullets and question their invincibility potion. The production on this is class cant wait for the rest of it

@paulbennett4415 2 месяца назад

If it is of any interest, the 13th Foot was the Somerset Light Infantry (yellow facings) and the 90th Foot was the Perthshire Light Infantry (buff facings). Good video, I enjoyed it very much.

@johnmandock56 Месяц назад

Where were the Gatling guns

@legionarybooks13 25 дней назад

@@johnmandock56 Naval Gatlings were with the southern No. 1 Column at Inyezane and Gingindlovu. The Army Gatlings didn't arrive until the second invasion. They did see use at Ulundi.

@legionarybooks13 25 дней назад

I'm just glad to finally see videos about other regiments from the Zulu War besides the 24th. Sadly, no one's made a film about the 13th Somerset or 90th Perthshire, let alone the 99th Lanarkshire and 3rd Buffs who were at Inyezane and Gingindlovu to the south.

@alexbowman7582 2 месяца назад

“You know Baldrick when I joined the army we were fighting fuzzy wuzzies with sharp sticks”.

@JD0124 2 месяца назад

7:29 Corporal Levi Tate is seen kneeling on air.

@stellen11 Месяц назад

The british army are the ultimate warriors. Mad respect!

@ayronmarchena8318 24 дня назад

If you think that with guns against spears your delusional 😂

@travisdonaldstanley6420 17 дней назад

@@ayronmarchena8318 There was some hand to hand combat. A Bayonet charge. I would say they were the ultimate at logistics. That was a sick amount of rounds down range.

@cicad2007 2 месяца назад

Best animated war scene I've seen in a long time! 🙂

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thanks a lot :))

@kenhewing7443 2 месяца назад

Battlefields are just up the road from me, in South Africa 200 km is just up the road, been all the Battlefields plenty of times. Wish I could reply to all the comments, the Zulus are into muti, it use for everything, from love to money, lately there been a rise in muti murders, they can can very undisciplined nations , it happened many times during the Anglo-Zulu and recently the 2022 July riots, when we in the suburbs put up barricades, the looting stopped. With the undisciplined we managed to protect our homes. At the barricade I controlled with roughly 50 people of all ethnic group , both men and women, some armed like me with various firearms, thousands of Africans were running up and down in front of us , looting the warehouses in Mobeni . It was like been at Kambula .

@graemeroberts3069 Месяц назад

The July looting was nothing like the Zulu war. Stop romanticising.

@TSUNAMICali Месяц назад

Surprised the private armies of the gold and diamond mines were not brought in to aid in putting the down the looting. French Foreign Legion work for cash too.

@kenhewing7443 Месяц назад

What private armies? The diamond and gold. No ways, the cartels did not exist yet and did not have private armies at all ,even right up to thr Boer war. Besides regular British soldiers fought during the war, there were the colonial forces , some Boers and native companies.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

They haven't evolved much in the last 200 years.

@whitewaterkayaker 2 месяца назад

138k small arms and 1077 arty rounds for 2k enemy casualties? That is horrible marksmanship

@travisdonaldstanley6420 17 дней назад

Totally, I was like, What?

@GnrMilligan 2 месяца назад

Very interesting and well presented. Like and a Sub well earned!

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@user-ol5vu3qs9y 2 месяца назад

Awesome vid❤❤❤

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thanks 😁

@ArmyJames Месяц назад

Please keep making these videos. Nobody told you to stop working!

@cinematicbattles559 Месяц назад

Haha will do

@logicaredux5205 2 месяца назад

Well done!

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thanks😊

@arthurbrumagem3844 2 месяца назад

Feeding a moving army of 21k Zulus had to be a challenge

@ynwa3476 Месяц назад

Probably a combination of hunting and food carried with them. Either way, a huge task. Just finding enough clean water for them would have also been a challenge.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

And the bathroom needs?

@ynwa3476 Месяц назад

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Several hundred holes dug in the dirt.

@arthurbrumagem3844 Месяц назад

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 any open area works

@KimS-57 Месяц назад

Haven't paid your wealth tax you haven't paid your wealth TAX MCBRIT MIC

@Eric-qm5xw Месяц назад

Great channel ..our ancestors were indeed brave souls..a different breed.

@cinematicbattles559 Месяц назад

Thanks😁

@arthurbrumagem3844 2 месяца назад

General says his aide “ I told you to read the book Custers last stand” .

@Snowboarder16 2 месяца назад

A plus this was very well done

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Thanks !😊

@PEGShane 28 дней назад

I walked all the Zulu battlefields with The Cultural Experience and author Ian Knight, including Hlobane ("huh-low-BAN-uh"). While I appreciate the video and realize the limitations of the modded Total War engine, the terrain is nothing like this. For those who are truly interested, look up some walking videos of Hlobane, especially Devils Pass. The entire plateau is like hopping from boulder to boulder. It's difficult to walk...riding horses was near impossible. Fascinating place ... I highly recommend the tour if you're ever able.

@legionarybooks13 25 дней назад

Which year did you go? I went with Ian's Cultural Experience group in 2017. Truly an epic experience I would do again. I was in the middle of my novel series about the Zulu War, which Ian served as historical adviser and wrote the forewords to the first and fifth books. I hope you had the chance to meet Lindizwe "Dalton" Ngobese at Isandlwana. A descendant of Mehlokazulu kaSihayo, he is a true Zulu gentleman who's become a good friend of mine. He and I shared a flat with Ian in London last July during the Clash of Empires exhibition, of which we all gave presentations.

@PEGShane 22 дня назад

@@legionarybooks13 2018 :)

@zach7193 2 месяца назад

Thought the channel discontinued content on the Zulu war. It's been a while.

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

This will probably be the last one , there was only soo many battles they had against the British

@NR-rv8rz Месяц назад

'Aaaaaalright then'.

@davidanthony4845 2 месяца назад

@thehorselesshussar9813 The edge ? Like in the Boer War ?

@PaulyThaDon Месяц назад

This scene is played out on our coastlines and airports every day, except instead of guns we have welfare cheques and free houses

@simonkormendy849 2 месяца назад

This battle came after the battle of Isandlwana and the battle of Rorke's Drift which started on the 22nd of January 1879.

@JimBro317 2 месяца назад

Fun video.

@humanvegetable 12 дней назад

8:07 wild flag

@garden2356 Месяц назад

It amazes me jow many humans there are, considering how difficult human birth is.

@NoGoBu 2 месяца назад

Vultures ate well ❗️

@sheepsfoot2 2 месяца назад

Cant wait for Ulundi 👍

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Coming soon

@fus149hammer5 2 месяца назад

There was definitely a hatless blonde haired british officer in there I saw him! Now who could that be?😂

@whiteknightcat 2 месяца назад

And whose deep commanding voice did we repeatedly hear saying, "Alright then! Nobody told you to stop working!"

@user-ph4ur4qm3n 2 месяца назад

@@whiteknightcatàp91⁶055 5:40

@jamesalexander3530 2 месяца назад

The hatless blond soldier is Michael Caine. 😊

@whiteknightcat 2 месяца назад

@@jamesalexander3530 And of course, who could mistake the recognizable sampling of Colour Sergeant Bourne?

@Classicrocker6119 2 месяца назад

Who is this narrator? I’ve heard his voice work on several online games

@scottstevens2752 2 месяца назад

Zulu's been watching too many Civil War movies.....

@seanmcnamara1267 Месяц назад

Zulus with spears and shields against 15 bound guns and riffles! 9:19

@jason200912 2 месяца назад

Since they believed they were immune to bullets because of their potions. Why didn't the front lines route instantly when they got shot by bullets and died

@darkgalaxy5548 Месяц назад

They were soldiers carrying out their duty.

@nrich5127 2 месяца назад

138,000 rifle shots to kill a max of 2000 = 1 kill for every 69 shots - so much for the accuracy of the Mk II Martini-Henry rifle.

@-GEZtapo- 2 месяца назад

Vietnam War = ~ 50 000 Rounds for 1 Kill

@soldat2501 2 месяца назад

Accuracy has nothing to do with it.

@johngamba4823 2 месяца назад

Assumes the dead only got hit by one bullet each. Unlikely for volley fire

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Without knowing the exact range, no rifle can hit a distant target. Bullets don't travel in a straight line. And as the attackers come closer, the sights have to be constantly adjusted.

@roydownes2458 2 месяца назад

lets hear it for structured narration.

@thenapoleanhistorybuff 2 месяца назад

hey is this a game i can play and if so, what is it called?

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Yes it is, it’s napoleon: total war and I’m using a mod called Victoria at war which is found on the moddb website

@davidnewland2461 2 месяца назад

What are the things flying in the back ground sky?

@Ardass486 Месяц назад

Birds

@peterbeninger7068 24 дня назад

Yeah so weird. Some AI glitch?

@shauncorless8965 Месяц назад

Any Zulu called will ,was in for it 😅

@nutlangsworld 2 месяца назад

Hmmm strange that all these dudes here all looks the same....🤣 Jokes aside, very nice video of the battle..👌

@whiteknightcat 2 месяца назад

The first Clone War

@geodageo 2 месяца назад

what mod is that for empire total war?

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

This is the Victoria at war mod for napoleon total war

@geodageo 2 месяца назад

@@cinematicbattles559 thanks

@tymartin1508 2 месяца назад

2:55 they look like Quintuplets

@johnwilliams2479 Месяц назад

"They don't like it up em"

@JamesJones-cx5pk 25 дней назад

Where were the Zulu archers?

@Exyster 2 месяца назад

massive W

@barrycastles5168 Месяц назад

When your over Whelmed your done for, same as London 😮

@jamesalexander3530 2 месяца назад

One of the few wars i root for the Zulus. They had no defence against artillery and Maxim guns, just leather shields, Assegais and incredible courage and stamina. Still i admire the Brits bravery when facing 20 to 1 odds.

@roymacaskill6610 Месяц назад

What a freak??????

@Fox250R 2 месяца назад

Imagine having an m60

@mikethomas1009 Месяц назад

138,000 rounds fired, plus cannon resulting in 2k casualties. British needed some marksmanship training.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Without knowing the exact range, no rifle can hit a distant target. Bullets don't travel in a staight line. And as the attackers come closer, the sights have to be constantly adjusted.

@mikethomas1009 Месяц назад

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 The Zulus would have been massed in force, so bullets do not need to be going straight. Their formations in all videos show a mass of horns and loins.

@deanmadley4786 2 месяца назад

Is it true that Queen Victoria sent troops to fight the Zulu because human sacrifices was being practiced by them ?

@Farmphasianidae 2 месяца назад

And indians believe in human sacrifice and the English took advance to stop them

@williamoloughlin8298 2 месяца назад

No and London gave instructions not to provoke the Zulus or cross into their territory just as the Zulu king instructed his army not to cross the river.

@justdoingitjim7095 2 месяца назад

They fired 138,000 rounds and 1,077 artillery shells. But, only killed 2,000 Zulus max. If you only count the bullets, it took about 69 bullets to kill one Zulu. And it's not like they were using automatics or even semi-automatics! Those fellas needed a LOT more range practice!

@andrewtomlinson18 2 месяца назад

How many bullets did the Americans fire to kill one VC during the Vietnam war ?

@snoweefrost4412 2 месяца назад

@@andrewtomlinson18 Disingenuous question, the Zulu were charging headlong into the British firing line where the VC took cover and used entrenched positions to evade bullets. Either the Martini-Henry was extremely inaccurate or the British soldiers were.

@brianwood1041 2 месяца назад

Smooth bore with the wrong grain charge?

@johnskibajr5691 2 месяца назад

At Gettysburg, estimates range up to 7 million small arms rounds were fired. The usual casualty count is just north of 50,000 and includes prisoners (some who were wounded) taken and those hit by arty. That is the nature of warfare. Even when you may see the enemy, a good deal of lead does not hit the mark.

@Gecko.... 2 месяца назад

They weren't poor shots, the rifles were just inaccurate those days. The British army had more training than any other in that time period and they were one of the few to train with live rounds.

@pabmusic1 Месяц назад

White helmets! What were you thinking of?

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

White reflects the sun.

@pabmusic1 Месяц назад

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Maybe, but they darkened their helmets with dirt or tea (or something else). They all had brownish helmets (the film Zulu was wrong!).

@bccundcrjbscbi9215 2 месяца назад

Yes England top dogs

@user-zn9yl7cw5m 2 месяца назад

Did the British know the Zulu habit of disembowling the enemy dead?

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

They did after they had it done to them.

@VK6AB- 26 дней назад

This isn't racing its a DE day. Enjoy it but don't make into something its not. Join a Cup Car series if you want to race wheel to wheel its very different.

@mrbaab5932 2 месяца назад

So, why didn't the Zulu have cavalry and archers or crossbow men?

@Russia-bullies 2 месяца назад

You should ask the Zulus,if they can be found.

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

Because the horses took up too much food and the zulus had their established war tactics already, they would throw the spears sometimes

@DanChesney-vd6ue 2 месяца назад

The Witch Doctor probably didn't think any of that was necessary.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Or chariots, even the Romans had them centuries before.

@westlands703 4 дня назад

Sounds like Chicago.

@matthewwagner47 Месяц назад

ZUUUULUUU!!! ZUUUULUUU!!! The last great african military.

@garrystone561 Месяц назад

What on earth is the deluge of sticks flying through the air all over the place?

@darkgalaxy5548 Месяц назад

These are the famous Natal stick showers. An impressive event. Happens mostly in October.

@johnmandock56 Месяц назад

Why didn't the British have Gatling guns

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

They did at Ulundi.

@Demonsquirrel 2 месяца назад

@GnrMilligan 2 месяца назад

They would have one if they kept their eyes shut! Edit. I said one when I meant won.

@whiteknightcat 2 месяца назад

They would have one what?

@GnrMilligan 2 месяца назад

@@whiteknightcat The Zulu's would have won the battle if they had kept their eyes shut. The British command "wait till you see the whites of their eyes!" Sorry, I'll get my coat! 😆

@whiteknightcat 2 месяца назад

@@GnrMilligan You said "one" which made no sense.

@GnrMilligan 2 месяца назад

@@whiteknightcat So I did. I hadn't even realised. lol.

@muhammaddahlan830 2 месяца назад

Nepal, SWISSS, genewa,, collii, liferrpppoollll, dan masih ada lagi : 1. Sumatra - Jawa - denpasev- Bima - kawasannnya 2. Australia - irian jaya - Ambon- kawasannya 3. Sulawesi - Kalimantan - FHILIPHINA - kawasannya 4. Batam - Malaysia - Singapura - KAWASANNYA🙏

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Gibro answara pitu frangpash uli mannu wichordiam.

@Unknown-gc1wq 2 месяца назад

178000 bullets but only 2000 zulu casualties.

@cinematicbattles559 2 месяца назад

They need to improve their aim🤣

@richardbeckenbaugh1805 2 месяца назад

A man who was hit would be hit multiple times. The British would aim at anyone who stood out. Some men were cut to ribbons while others were not even shot at. Losing 2000 men of a 21,000 man army is enough to shatter it. Add to that the fact that they hadn’t eaten for three days and were short of water. Even if they had won, that army was doomed. The poor logistics of the Zulus determined the outcome even before the battle happened. “An army travels on its stomach.” -Napoleon Bonaparte

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Without knowing the exact range, no rifle can hit a distant target. Bullets don't travel in a straight line. And as the attackers come closer, the sights have to be constantly adjusted.

@ReliableDriversLimit 21 день назад

Turn the Money off. They'll go somewhere else.

@halwag 2 месяца назад

Animated.

@Richiesrant 2 месяца назад

Worst battle strategy ever on the part of the Zulu.

@thehorselesshussar9813 2 месяца назад

The African wars were where the British General Staff cut their teeth, this would later give the British Army the edge in later conflicts, especially on the road up to 1914.

@incredibleXMan 2 месяца назад

I would contest that it gave them the edge in the First World War. The 'learning curve' remained lamentably flat in the case of Field Marshall Haig.

@the5thmusketeer215 2 месяца назад

@@incredibleXManYep... One would have thought that watching their African Tribal enemies’ being mown down when charging at the disciplined British ranks, in prepared defensive positions, would have taught them the futility of similarly assaulting the German trenches across open ground… when they also had machine guns to augment their defensive firepower… 🤷🏻‍♂️

@incredibleXMan 2 месяца назад

@@the5thmusketeer215 Spot on. The Generals seemed to be stuck in a spirit of the offensive and that sheer will power would win the day. Madness really.

@timfirth977 2 месяца назад

@@incredibleXMan Boer War I and II came before WWI. Switch to khaki uniforms and Lee Enfield rifle (.303). Mounted Infantry (which made fast maneuver against the Turks in the Palestine campaign possible), railway transportation. All came after the Zulu War.

@timfirth977 2 месяца назад

Commentators here fail to recognise the role of tradition in British Army force doctrine of the Era. This differs from strategy , which the Brits were actually quite good at. Baldric-'I have a Cunning Plan...' 1/ The British only switched over to Khaki after the Boers killed so many soldiers wearing bright red that it made it obvious that only a brain damaged idiot would wear bright red on the battle field. This however, did not prevent protests being made at the highest level. 2/ The British Army only ever advanced in line, advancing in column was what the French and other Continent types did. 3/ Now we're wearing Khaki we're Invisible, thus we can advance in line, slowly. Much of WWI was based on this. That and penis-envy sized Big Guns.

@mikemyers8064 2 месяца назад

Why do the faces of the British all look like Afghans? Certainly not British features !

@johnadams-wp2yb 2 месяца назад

Working class soldiers fighting for the rich. Again. And again ................

@Blakelikesfood 2 месяца назад

A) 1000-2000 Zulu casualties and B) "Those kinds of loses it significantly weakened the Zulu Nation." Seriously what the hell to both. Did they mean 200,000 casualties? That would significantly weaken a fight force. Losing 2,000, if even that which could still be 1,000, significantly weakens your very strong fighting force?

@Russia-bullies 2 месяца назад

“strong”=a subjective term.You should find out about the Zulus before posting on them.

@dosrios57 2 месяца назад

When facing stronger Men who are armed with a Stabbing weapon, one wonders if the use of Breastplates ever came up during the War.

@rgjssj2148 2 месяца назад

So the British army fired 138 000 rounds plus over 1000 shells a fair number of which was deadly canister shot. Yet the Zulu body count was between 1000 to 2000 Zulu? Beatty at Jutland said there's something wrong with our bloody ship's today... Had he been here he equally could have said there's something wrong with our rifle's today...

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Месяц назад

Without knowing the exact range, no rifle can hit a distant target. Bullets don't travel in a straight line. And as the attackers come closer, the sights have to be constantly adjusted.

@jimdemetriou8730 23 дня назад

Amazing the partisan interpretation of events , the zulus were naive , they were fighting a modern army with weapons from the Alexander the Great era , yet people try and say that the British were brave. Complete nonsense. The zulus were brave

@dbaker3751 Месяц назад

So, why did this happen? It makes the British seem like a bunch of idiots. Oh, that's right. I forgot. At one time the British wanted to conquer every place they could.

@darkgalaxy5548 Месяц назад

And they pretty much did.

@peterbeninger7068 24 дня назад

No, they actually wanted to make as much money as they could, if possible from trade. But other peoples tended to resent these interactions and resist them, to which the British then took offence and wars inevitably developed.