The Disastrous Anglo-Zulu War

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The Anglo-Zulu War erupts as British troops cross into the Zulu Kingdom of present-day South Africa. Behind King Cetshwayo, the mighty Zulu warriors make a defiant stand against the largest empire on earth in fateful battles at Isandlwana, Rorke’s Drift, and Ulundi. What follows is disastrous and fateful British vs. Zulu combat.
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David, S. (2004). Zulu : the heroism and tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879. Penguin.
Knight, I. (2002). Isandlwana, 1879: The great zulu victory. Osprey.
Knight, I., & McBride, A. (2004). Zulu 1816-1906. Osprey.
Laband, J. (1997). The rise and fall of the Zulu Nation. Arms and Armour Press.
Morris, D. R. (1969). The washing of the Spears. Sphere Books.

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@HistoryDose Год назад

*leopard pelts, not jaguar ------ The first 100 people to use code HISTORY at the link below will get 20% off of Incogni: incogni.com/history

@mk9650 Год назад

I was about to comment on that lol

@braydenlovetere4545 Год назад

🤣🤣

@spenceramey406 Год назад

It's okay, I knew what you've meant lol.

@HistoryDose Год назад

@@spenceramey406 thanks, was kicking myself! the first sentence 🤦‍♂

@lkgreenwell Год назад

Is there an original quotation?

@GEL0_12 Год назад

Craziest part is a solar eclipse during the battle, like what are the odds.

@RKNGL 4 месяца назад

I guess the sun had to set on the British for them to loose that battle.

@brendandunphy6706 4 месяца назад

it was so many black people they brought upon a solar eclipses

@elnegroqueteladatodoslosdi6701 4 месяца назад

@@brendandunphy6706 haha black ppl funni

@obi-wanjabronii3049 4 месяца назад

@@brendandunphy6706 low iq joke

@user-dp6yi4qz2r 4 месяца назад

@@brendandunphy6706 That’s so wild 😭

@MorroTreece Год назад

The British were equipped with Martini-Henry rifles, the fired a massive round. Can't imagine what it took to just charge into a line of British soldiers, volley firing that thing.

@lyndoncmp5751 Год назад

In reality there was very little charging. The grass was around 3 ft tall. The Zulus mostly crept forward, going to ground using the cover of the grass, undulating ground, the donga etc. It wasnt like how it was depicted in the movies. When the Zulus saw a volley fire about to come they ducked for cover, then moved forward during the reload. That was how it generally was.

@rolandhawken6628 Год назад

No that bad for the Zulus the Martini-Henry in MK1 and 2 form jammed easily as they attack in large numbers it would very quickly turn into hand to hand .

@spencermurphy5796 Год назад

The Martini Henry only fired a .45 caliber round the cartridge was .577/.450 meaning a .577 brass case with a .450 caliber bullet. The Confederate Infantry who charged on the 3rd Day at Gettysburg faced larger bullets. The Martini .45 caliber was 480 grains and the .58 and .69 caliber minié balls of the union army were 627 and 725 grains. When the British and French fought each other at Waterloo they fired 680grain round balls of .75 caliber at each other.

@gravygraves5112 Год назад

@@spencermurphy5796 I'd be more worried about the Martini though, fires faster and further and far more precise than those other guns.

@spencermurphy5796 Год назад

@@gravygraves5112 not really Henry rifling fouled faster than the enfield rifling, the Martini action also had a hard time extracting the brass foil cases used in the MKI and MKII Rifles. If anything the Snider Enfield its predecessor was more deadly as it was a breechloader firing a .600 ball in a .577 case coming in at around 515 grains and later reduced to a 480 grain .577 ball. The enfield muzzleloader was by far more accurate than the Henry rifle and during civilian rifle matches the Henry rifled firearms were superbly outmatched by rifles with enfield, whitworth, gibbs and rigby rifling. Most Henry rifle shooters had to take a brass case bend it to a 45 degree angle and blow into the breech to allow their moist breath to soften up the fouling in the barrel. Also after repeated firing the Martini Henry would get too hot to hold. There are many documented instances of using wet cloth on top of the barrel to keep it cool in a firing line scenario.

@Shadow3-9 9 месяцев назад

Imagine being a Brit and hearing the Zulu chants, and then seeing chaos unfold as tens of thousands of Zulu charge in your direction… bone chilling.

@ElGrandoCaymano 8 месяцев назад

The British Army fought to end and the the thin red line never broke or ran, often using bayonets when they ran out of ammo. The stand at Rorke's Drift where 179 men held off the prolonged assault of one of the Zulu horn's netted 11 Victoria Cross awards.

@TheSaintberzerker 3 месяца назад

I'm sure they were just fine.

@jeffmilroy9345 3 месяца назад

They had their harsh criticism of US king cotton slavery to defend them as their stay and fortress.

@X_Kaijuju_X Месяц назад

Tell they see the crank powerd machine gun b like a scene from the last samurai lol

@azurra1374 Месяц назад

Imagine being a Zulu and seeing Brits invading your home with guns and bayonets.

@newalbion1497 Год назад

People do realise that Shaka Zulu literally Genocided all around him and absorbed what was left of the African peoples into his ranks ! This is how he grew his empire so incredibly large. He literally waged war on all surrounding African tribes and all who stood in his way were slaughtered. He was assassinated by his own brothers because of his blood lust and paranoia.

@samanth. Год назад

He didn't genocide women & children, he just took their land, cattle & wives & kids,

@zondiveronica821 Год назад

Like Europeans didn't do the same maybe even worse

@kev95 Год назад

True. He was a nasty man.

@samanth. Год назад

@@kev95 just like Winston Churchill & George Washington

@kev95 Год назад

@@samanth. Yes.

@TheWestIsDead Год назад

Fun fact. One of Napoleon's grandsons died fighting against the Zulus while serving in the British army.

@derpeth2101 Год назад

Lmao good

@manicabawse2867 Год назад

@@derpeth2101 what a shame

@joeblow5662 Год назад

Yay soo fun !! 🤡

@MrMoraleTop5 Год назад

@@manicabawse2867 not a shame at all, they invaded claimed land and forced a war where the people wanted peace, every death on that end was warranted

@moonstone3578 Год назад

@@MrMoraleTop5 It happened allot back then get over it

@klcmd Год назад

"It will be endured by millions of Zulus who speak still in the old tongue... sing and dance in the royal tradition... and tell stories of a great kingdom that, for a moment, triumphed against the British Empire." Beautiful line.

@dan_mer Год назад

The entire population of the Kingdom was around 100 000 people These millions are imaginary, just like jaguar pelts.

@mthunzidumakude1182 Год назад

every word of it was true as it is beautiful! we've never forgotten that terrible/ beautiful war. We may have lost, but our parents do not let us forget the day we made a God bleed!

@cravenmorehead7717 Год назад

@@dan_mer lol ok pal

@hardboil8658 Год назад

@@dan_mer modern day Zulu people number in the millions

@chilliam00 Год назад

@@dan_mer Check his top pinned comment he corrected himself he meant leapord not jaguar.

@lwazisibindi5129 9 месяцев назад

This deserves a high budget film.

@fred9098 5 месяцев назад

Contact a film producer and refer the idea.

@knovusdaprodigy4146 4 месяца назад

There is a movie about this is called Zulu Dawn it's from like the seventies

@earlleeruhf3130 3 месяца назад

I watched Zulu dawn just a few weeks ago. It seems to be a very accurate film.@@knovusdaprodigy4146

@ryanm.3393 3 месяца назад

@@knovusdaprodigy4146 seen it as a child,was cool

@ZionCrafter 2 месяца назад

So does the Battle of Adwa in Ethiopia. Epic.

@nekhumonta 10 месяцев назад

It’s brave that they stuck together facing such a powerful adversary. The British Empire, much like the Romans before them often used the tactic of divide and conquer. Basically making one tribe fight the other to spare British troops. They didn’t manage to do that with the Zulu.

@zelenskythegaynazi8680 10 месяцев назад

The so called British military is still allegedly powerful as they arrogantly speak about facing Russia and China when their army personnel can't even compare with an English premier league game

@noncekilla8848 10 месяцев назад

The British soldiers were very brave to stand up to these savages, even the Zulus respected them, the British Empire was epic, I’d say the American empire is way more violent and has killed WAYYYYY more people.

@factsbykidd4765 10 месяцев назад

Or the Sudanese Mahdists. They’re the only people who beat the british off every square inch of their country, which also happens to be the biggest country in Africa. They held it for 14 years from 1884-1898. The British came back when Al-Mahdi died, and they were able to divide the state into civil war.

@animatorofanimation128 9 месяцев назад

@@factsbykidd4765 It's not that the Mahdi defeated the British, it is that the British wanted nothing to do with the conflict. At the time Egypt was technically under British (and Ottoman) rule but the British really only dealt with the economy and military of the central beurocracy in the region (basically the highly urbanized parts of modern Egypt: Cairo, Alexandria, etc) and left the governship of Sudan to the Egyptians. Obviously this went terribly for the Egyptians, but that worked out well for the British since it meant a weaker and more distracted Egyptian government, and the British only sent a couple of small half hearted expeditions at this time. Only after the French tried to claim the region of Sudan with a small expedition did the British actually send an army to crush the rebellion (which it did) and the much larger British force forced the French to concede Sudan to Egypt (and by extent the British). The Mahdi's campaign against the Egyptians was incredible and intense, their campaign against the British is practically non-existent. The second the British decided to commit to ending the rebellion, they did and and the war wasn't even close

@ElGrandoCaymano 8 месяцев назад

@@factsbykidd4765 Afraid that's incorrect. Chinese Gordon was actually in the service of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan at the time was an Egyptian/Ottoman Colony. Lord Gordon commanded the Egyptian forces there, not British. In 1885, Sudan was under control of the Egyptians, which is why the Gladstone government didn't bother to intervene. When the British Empire did arrive in 1898, the Sudanese were decisively defeated.

@buffdude4281 Год назад

I’m a student of history and you guys have been killing it lately. Definitely my favorite, and imo the best history channel on RU-vid.

@elistavinger3059 Год назад

facts

@antonatherley1872 Год назад

@@elistavinger3059 same here

@chhitijrana2572 Год назад

Watch kings and generals

@elistavinger3059 Год назад

@@chhitijrana2572 I do, but the format isn't as engaging. It's a good channel but for my money History Dose is better.

@paymeindro Год назад

Weird history is good too.

@scottwarwick7514 Год назад

My Great Great Grandfather, Charles Sparks, was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana. He was ordered by his commanding officer to ride on horseback to the nearest British outpost, to notify the rest of the army of the severe loss suffered by the British. Still have his medals, notes and other memorabilia. His son, my Great Grandfather, served in both WWI and WWII as a career soldier. His fields of battle included the Somme (Battle of Delville Wood), German East Africa and then North Africa in WWII. Interestingly, my Great Great Uncle on my father’s side (George Warwick) was also in the Somme with the South African brigade, albeit in a different unit. He was lucky to come out of that battle with nothing more than wounds, as the Battle of Delville Wood resulted in around 766 men of the 3150 man Brigade being killed, and only 750 or so making it out unwounded. George Warwick actually faked his age in order to join, something which purely speaks to the era. My family and I still live in South Africa.

@Soulflytribe04 Год назад

Amazing story. And to still live in South Africa nowadays shows a great deal of resilience and bravery too.

@tiagojohannes5920 Год назад

@@Soulflytribe04 tf u Talking about ? We have a better life style than the poms lol. Sure it’s going downhill but so is the rest of the planet

@scottwarwick7514 Год назад

@@tiagojohannes5920 Haha, you just gotta live here to understand hey 😂 people think we’re crazy, but at least it’s never boring down here

@scottwarwick7514 Год назад

@@Soulflytribe04 Our roots are deeply entrenched here. My family had already been here for over two generations pre-Zulu War

@Soulflytribe04 Год назад

@@tiagojohannes5920 Hey, how can you be South African and be named Tiago? Portuguese diaspora?

@Ironpyrites Год назад

In the book "Great military blunders" Geoffrey Regan he gives a good account of the Battle of Isandlwana, the crux being an obstinate quartermaster who refused to give out ammunition to soldiers without a chitty despite the Zulus being a few meters from them.

@timmyteehee9490 11 месяцев назад

WE HAVE RULES AND WITHOUT RULES WE ARE LITTLE MORE THEN TRIBAL SAVAGES *gets fucking speared*

@justusP9101 10 месяцев назад

@@timmyteehee9490 Well, that is what makes a person more than an animal. Dignity and loyalty to the greater good even in face or certain death

@timmyteehee9490 10 месяцев назад

@@justusP9101 more like lawful stupid

@expressrobkill 10 месяцев назад

@@timmyteehee9490if you read on in the history the Zulus then suffered manny more defeats until they lost the war, war is pretty horrific and rarely has an uplifting message.

@loolfactorie 10 месяцев назад

@@justusP9101 lol, lmao

@NASkeywest 8 месяцев назад

“Your land and home were never really yours, it was just your turn “

@MarylandMarshmallow 4 месяца назад

Idk, I think of all places Africa is the last place to use that “quote”. Africans go way back.

@dumbro4984 Месяц назад

@@MarylandMarshmallow Failing to see you point.

@MarylandMarshmallow Месяц назад

@@dumbro4984 Keep failing. I’m sure you’re accustomed.

@dumbro4984 Месяц назад

@@MarylandMarshmallow Lol insulting me instead of trying to explain your point? Or the lack there of.

@MarylandMarshmallow Месяц назад

@@dumbro4984 Africans are thought to have the longest standing history of all demographics. As Africa is supposedly the motherland of all humans. The land will always belong to the Africans and in turn humanity as a whole. But this is an opinion as I stated that (I THINK) this way. So don’t get offended by my comment. You’re probably thinking about the colonization of Africa I can sense it based on your initial comment. But once again it is an opinion.

@manqobalinda4091 Год назад

As a zulu, I want to personally thank you for your deep in-depth research, you have inspired me greatly, thank you for respecting my peoples history and sharing this

@ClaimClam Год назад

Hopefully in the future your people will not be caught lackin

@fearless798 Год назад

@@ClaimClam 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ndumisosigwaza3055 Год назад

I’m Zulu and I can tell you it’s chiraq in kwazulu natal today 🤣🤣pistols have replaced the spears

@fearless798 Год назад

@@ndumisosigwaza3055 we can conquer each other but no one else smh

@joaoguilherme9034 Год назад

Pay respect to the dead people for me please

@naledimyabi2686 Год назад

As a Zulu South African who’s been subscribed to this channel since the earliest days, I’m happy to see our stories told. I’m so grateful for this channel. Consistently producing well researched high quality content is not be easy. Keep it up History dose crew.

@HistoryDose Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@dannyarcher6370 Год назад

Do you think he will do one on the Mfecane? I doubt it. Not the correct narrative.

@weirdo4653 Год назад

Your people are great warriors💪

@naledimyabi2686 Год назад

@@weirdo4653 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@vipashbharadwaj6580 Год назад

My nickname is Zulu, my family and friends often refer to me via that name which was given to me by my brother. I'm proud and thankful to have a nickname with such a rich cultural history, and i carry it with pride

@nomadicwolf6132 10 месяцев назад

Wow, that was awesome. Whoever is in charge of video production & editing is very skilled. Great narration, too. Words are well paced & carry the emotion of the story. Thanks for better education than school!

@thisisengland3503 Год назад

Remember watching Zulu with my dad when I was 10 and being on the edge of my seat the entire film in reality it must have took some balls to hold the line the battle of rawkesdrift

@DragonballBlack Год назад

This was gorgeous storytelling

@-et37- Год назад

What a crossover

@redoctober3316 Год назад

I wacth ur videos blackscape :D

@xenos096 Год назад

I never expected to see DB youtuber on a history channel

@davidm5172 Год назад

@@xenos096 yeah same

@dpt6849 Год назад

You here? 👍

@zbabe69 Год назад

Imagine being in the war of your life and the fucking sun goes away

@HistoryDose Год назад

Interestingly enough, the Zulus saw it as a bad omen even though they were winning the battle.

@alexs5792 Год назад

Awesome content, love the way you present history and the artwork is amazing. Minor note; the Zulu would've been wearing Leopard pelts, not Jaguar pelts. Jaguars are endemic to South America and are much larger than their smaller leopard cousins in Africa. Keep up the great work! 🙏

@mattgrandich3977 Год назад

Islandlwana of those last stand battles that really captures the popular imagination. @6:10 Imagine that Zulu commander’s tenacity to take two bullets to his body and still hurl his javelin into his enemy’s chest.

@ryangunniers2475 Год назад

The best history channel on RU-vid strikes again

@ShivamR34440 Год назад

Probably not the best yet tho,atun shei films is the best

@timelkin838 Год назад

@@ShivamR34440 imma check that out but this is the best I've come across

@abdishakurgeedi5737 Год назад

i quite like epic history tv, good for a napoleonic era fan like me

@ryangunniers2475 Год назад

@@ShivamR34440 It’s the best ive found! I love the small details in history that aren’t typically taught about! So channels like History Dose and SideQuest are my favorites.

@WhoTFareyou2 Год назад

@@ShivamR34440 idk this dude literally does all his own artwork for these videos. Most of those pictures you see of pirate ships battling and what not are paintings he did. Kinda insane but I know nothing about the channel you named so maybe they do that too

@Stoffies123 Год назад

As a South African, this video was amazing! I just wish our department of education and government wasn't as secretive/hushed about this time periode of our country(ies). We barely learn about the Brits, Zulus, other African tribes or the Boere. It's really sad because the government acts as if nothing ever happened wich is just wrong. We south africans should be proud of who we are. We all should understand that are ancestors did wrongful things. Me, a Boer, wil admit that atrocities were committed, but so should british and Zulu descends. We should be proud to see how we have changed. Anyways I'm getting sidetracked, just annoyed that we only learn of this stuff in one term.. Edit: I have just been informed by someone in the replies that you do learn about it in Grade 10 Topic 4 in the CAPS curriculum. Though I do not know the extent of the teaching. Also to clear up some misconceptions, I stated that we "barely" learn about it, not that we don't at all. If you want to know more you should feel free to research it (P. S. I do still stand with my statement that we should be taught more about the time frame as, as far as I'm aware it is only in one topic and in Grade 10 History is a choice subject. Would be nice if they taught us it in Grade 9 or 8, where History is a subject you have to take)

@Wonderkid44 Год назад

Love this perspective, hopefully people come to have this view more.

@glorytoamerica6332 Год назад

Yeah the problem about learning about in any depth is subversive people in society use such instances to justify the break down of the culture, it’s happening all over the United States

@al3xander353 Год назад

Don’t apologize for your ancestors. Revere them.

@Stoffies123 Год назад

@@al3xander353 I don't apologize for nor do I revere them. You need to remember that at that time it was the norm. Racism and other modern society values weren't a thing. In there eyes they were doing the right thing. So too did the Brits and Zulu's. History is a fascinating thing, I wouldn't call any of the major players in the struggle for south africa, or Africa for that matter, necessarily evil. Instead of being mad and hating our and others ancestors we should be mad at the times norm and look back at history to see how things have changed :D Well I geuss it depends on how you mean revere

@JamesSmith-ny2gb Год назад

Based anc taking colonisers land

@mungwebongumenzi1070 Месяц назад

"uShaka was crazy, but he was on to something, sent by our ancestors" Kusho Mina.

@Free_Palestine_419 Год назад

After the humiliating and crushing defeat at Isandlwana, the British would learn and never underestimate those they considered "inferior". After this battle the Britsh would show no mercy to any Zulu warriors.

@RW4X4X3006 Год назад

Bad deal all around.

@finlaymiller5801 Год назад

But the zulus turned out to be inferior fighters …

@alexholloway9847 Год назад

@@finlaymiller5801 They had inferior weaponry , forces and understanding of European tactics and might However as actual on the ground fighters Zulu were far superior in physical strength , athletics and hand to hand fighting. Their terrain and ways of life made them extremely durable

@UndeadSlayer5 Год назад

But the Zulu don’t surrender so the British will have to kill all of them

@prointernetuser Год назад

@@pigboy2402 inferior technologies =/= dumb

@sirborkington1052 Год назад

Other casualties of the opening battle: Over 1,300 killed: 52 officers 727 British regulars 476 others including: 343 African Natal Native Contingent 133 European Colonial troops A lot of the time when I hear people cover the Battle of Isandlwana it seems like people often ignore the other troops. Maybe because a victory over only British forces is sounds more impressive or killing of other African and colonial troops is harder to sit with.

@sludgerat666 Год назад

Thanks 🙏

@lyndoncmp5751 Год назад

Nyezane was the opening battle that day. There were actually THREE battles on January 22nd 1879. Everyone knows about Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift, but few have heard about Nyezane (Inyezane). This was actually the first battle that day, taking place in the morning, and involving Pearson's Number One column with around 2,000 men vs around 6,000 Zulus. It was a one sided British victory. The British suffered just 17 killed vs 300-500 Zulus killed.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

It was costly for the Zulu army as well, 5,000 dead and wounded.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@lyndoncmp5751 Wut? Only 17?! Damn thats even more lopsided than rorkes drift. Here's another one, not against the Zulu's, but fought with the Afghans, Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment, Frederick Robert's troops only lost 33 killed compared to 3,000 on the Afghan side.

@lyndoncmp5751 Год назад

Bullet-Tooth-Tony Yes, very lopsided victory. There was one Gatling gun at Nyezane though so that helped. I didn't know about that other battle against the Afghans, so cheers for that. I'll have a read up. 👍

@mthunzidumakude1182 Год назад

As a Zulu man, who has watched this channels videos for so long, i am beaming with pride to see my people featured here. Thank you so much! All the way from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal!!!!

@ben________3156 Год назад

I hope you are happy and healthy.

@garybrown4385 Год назад

The History of the Zulu people should never be forgotten. The Zulu history is long and rich..

@bradleypenrith Год назад

People love to kiss arse🤣

@dannyarcher6370 Год назад

Do you beam with pride about what your ancestors did during the Mfecane?

@mthunzidumakude1182 Год назад

@@dannyarcher6370 No. Does that answer your question?

@bubblegumbabeface6629 11 месяцев назад

That was absolutely fantastic. The production value, the drums, the narration. I was literally on rhe edge of my seat terrified

@seanbutnotasheeple2090 Год назад

My father was gifted a Zulu knife, made from a spear. He used it for everything. Turns out it was from the Zulu wars ... Cheers for the knife dad

@eduardobullen7473 Год назад

I just can’t understand how beautiful and well done the images are. Must take a lot of effort and dedication and I hope that this channel will surpass 1million subs one day cause of that

@marcusclarke5628 11 месяцев назад

Every empire and kingdom has done brutal acts, those that think the zulus didnt are naive

@jimmyohara2601 11 месяцев назад

& or Ignorant 😶

@garryferrington811 4 месяца назад

So the British walking in and massacring them with modern weapons and enslaving them are really the good guys, you see? The British are just lovely people.

@user-vc3fi7ez6n 4 месяца назад

People seem to pay more attention to the atrocities the lighter the skin of the perpetrators.

@therant311 3 месяца назад

Whatever helps you sleep at night I guess

@therant311 3 месяца назад

@@user-vc3fi7ez6nkeep telling yourself that.

@ElGrandoCaymano 8 месяцев назад

Good job as always. It should be pointed out the Frere attacked without having any authorisation for London. At Islandlwana, the British didn't "flee" but conducted several last stands and rear guard actions and tried to then fall back in good order to the river, but were out of ammo and overwhelmed with the offices dying in battle (Chelmsford was not present). One of the Zulu army 'horns' then surged to Rorke's Drift, but were held back by 150 men of the Welch Fusiliers winning 11 Victoria Crosses, one of the greatest last stand defences in history. This battle demonstrates the bravery and determination of both sides in the war. Kambula was the largesst and most decisive battle of the war, at which now many of the defeated Zulu soldiers became disheartened, left the army and returned home. The final rearguard stand of the war was at Ulundi, but the army had been broken at Kambula. Both Kambula and Rorke's Drift should have been emphasized more, especially Kambula, the largest battle.

@waynenash6008 2 месяца назад

Small correction, the soldiers at the drift were the 24,the, 2nd Warwickshire regiment,

@cskinner0129 Год назад

Had me confident that the Zulu king was all noble and stuff and then dropped the line at the end, "he came to power by killing his brother and a clan of women and children."

@jh565bb Год назад

Oh and 2 million people in his campaign to take said land which he ruled like a tyrant, they had it coming, people often like to act like the tribes colonial empires took down were innocent and harmless, they rarely were. In fact countries/continents like Africa did slightly better under British rule, given the technological investment and quelling of civil wars. The British themselves were tyrannical but every country was back then, it was invade and conquer or be swallowed up by another empire, something the British knew all too well.

@GrahamMilkdrop Год назад

I'm so glad they included that line and that people noticed! It is fashionable these days to view the victims of colonialism as innocents.

@chinedumaduekwe6188 Год назад

@@jh565bb “counties like Africa” says a lot about your mindset and the fact that you’re not educated or specialized enough to make such a statement. The African continent as a whole didn’t do better but worst because of European colonization. They are many proven and educated facts pointing to this. P.S kings and queens in Europe killed many to get to/keep their power.

@7reload777 Год назад

@@GrahamMilkdrop They we’re victims of colonialism and the fact other foreign tyrants came in to steal land and resources from the natives doesn’t exclude the fact they invaded and took land that was not theirs.

@olivereagle4760 Год назад

@@jh565bb Africa is a continent and most countries did not benefit from colonial rule.

@loods2215 Год назад

I'll never wrap my head around how damn spectacular these videos are. From the research to the script and the narration, and from the illustrations to the animations and sound design. And you keep getting better! Unbelievable!

@joshpickering5039 Год назад

The visuals and storytelling on this video are absolutely brilliant. Subscribed 😄

@chriswayneevans Год назад

Just loved this, the imagery and music create an ominous atmosphere, really well done in retelling the Anglo-Zulu war. 👍

@MarvoloSalazar Год назад

From this African, I really love how you narrate your videos man. Its always so immersive to me. One of the best history channels on RU-vid

@Nipplehound Год назад

The amount of effort that goes into the videos are crazy, most documentaries just reuse recycle footage but the paintings are a really good idea

@johngrimsley5864 3 месяца назад

I show this to my 10th grade AP World History students, they really loved it. Thank you for making engaging content.

@yani2499 Год назад

The fact that Cetshwayo made it back home without a scratch is always great news. What conversations did he have with the queen in those walls ? Would've loved to hear from him.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

4:43 Even a soldier armed with a gun would've been terrified at the sight of such a massive army.

@Robert-hy3vv Год назад

Yeah being outnumbered 20-1 has that effect on people, not sure why you would say armed with a gun as if that makes up for the number difference lol.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@Robert-hy3vv I guess because the British regiments could fire from a range of 1,700 m with a Martini Henry Rifle so you would think oh i'm safe from here they won't get close for a while

@lesdodoclips3915 Год назад

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- although it’s “effective range” was only 370 m

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@lesdodoclips3915 Ahh ok, i stand corrected

@samuelhain2712 Год назад

0:42. British conquering others for their empire, BAD. Zulus conquering neighbouring tribes for their empire GOOD

@mk6315 Год назад

Ayo we was kings an shit das rite

@nealkelly9757 Год назад

That isn't very woke of you to point that out 😡

@buzter8135 Год назад

@@mk6315 very original.

@mk6315 Год назад

@@buzter8135 when I hear something else meme worthy you’ll be second to know

@samuelhain2712 Год назад

@@nealkelly9757 - "Woke" = RACIST, anti-white, anti-male, anti-straight, anti-common sense.

@jaymorgan7728 Год назад

Disastrous? We got a great classic film out of it. Totally worth it!

@thatguychris5654 10 месяцев назад

If only they all could sit down for a cup of tea....

@BHuang92 Год назад

Lt. Bromhead: [shouting at Zulus] Well, what are you waiting for? Come on! Come on! [The Zulus begin another musical war-chant.] Bromhead: Those bastards! They're taunting us! Adendorff: [Realizing what the Zulus are really doing, he begins to laugh] No, you couldn't be more wrong! They're saluting you. They're saluting fellow braves!

@mrblobby6284 Год назад

that didnt happen though

@cyanideinmycereal1077 Год назад

@@mrblobby6284 Great movie tho.

@s.wvazim6517 Год назад

@@mrblobby6284 it did for Cecil j rhodes at his funeral over 200 matabele worriers singing aloud bayete inkosi

@remobothic Год назад

@@dalitsobanda1032 OK, Zambian

@blackyout7824 Год назад

@@dalitsobanda1032 oh shit you were there?

@btsnake Год назад

I just get done rewatching one of my favorites from this channel only to find out a new one is coming out? And it's about the Anglo-Zulu war too, no less? Very cool

@cal4310 10 месяцев назад

If me and 29 of my mates managed to kill thousands I’d consider that a victory.

@lefetawasemzantsi6102 Год назад

Your work is outstanding!!! No other channel out here like yours.

@isingwer Год назад

You have an amazing knack for telling incredibley depressing stories in such a captivating and emotional way. I'm so glad you you do what you do, telling the stories the defeated never got the chance to tell

@naledimyabi2686 Год назад

I wish I could like your comment more than once

@thalmoragent9344 Год назад

Facts man, last stands like this are truly something

@brother_van3409 Год назад

Learned about this in middles chool (from south africa) and it makes me happy to see a production done this well about an often overlooked conflict.

@eternalsunshine571 Год назад

Beautifully narrated. Nice work.

@EatMyShortsAU 11 месяцев назад

I remember learning about the Zulu as a kid, these guys are legendary warriors.

@turdferguson2839 Год назад

The battle of Isandlwana is almost identical to the battle of the Little Bighorn, a superior, more advanced army doesn't take its primitive enemy seriously and suffers a massive defeat and then uses that defeat as motivation to crush the primitive enemy. Amazing how history works around the world.

@68Tboy Год назад

@ Turd Ferguson I could be wrong, but I believe the Sioux had repeating rifles while the 7th Cavalry had single shot.

@z00mer Год назад

Yeah I though they had many of the same weapons that the Calvery had, either bought or stolen from the US. Plus, weren’t the Lakota much better at riding horses? And Custer ran his smaller group into a much larger Indian force underestimating them either way and not realizing until it was too late.

@lyndoncmp5751 Год назад

This is a myth. Chelmsford DID kind of take the Zulus seriously. After a recon force got onto trouble the day before and requested assistance, Chelmsford decided to take a strong force out, and to keep a strong force back protecting the camp and to be further reinforced by Durnfords men, who he ordered up to Isandlwana from Rorkes Drift to help protect the camp. That doesnt seem to me like Chelmsford didn't take the Zulus seriously.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@lyndoncmp5751 Little did Chelmsford know that the band of zulu's he intercepted was only a feint, and the real force was lying in wait.

@lyndoncmp5751 Год назад

Bullet-Tooth-Tony, Id say the Zulus that the recon patrol got engaged with the day before, on the 21st, was not a feint but a flank guard. I guess we can call it a feint in the sense of drawing attention away from the main impi, but they weren't luring Chelmsford out. The Zulus did not plan to attack Isandlwana until the 23rd, so you don't try and lure out a force two days before. Nor could the Zulus have anticipated that Chelmsford would have sent half his force out. In fact according to the Zulus, they didn't even know Chelmsford had left with such a large force that morning. It was still dark and there was no fanfare departure.

@views_by_mali Год назад

This was a beautiful video😭. I felt the love and dedication put into this. And as a South African I appreciate the telling of this soo much😄🤩👏🏾

@shack19 Год назад

Great video as always!

@weakestlink41 Год назад

This video is chilling and beautiful. Bloody well done.

@drop_that_bass Год назад

I've only just today discovered this channel and I wish I had sooner! I wrote my graduate school capstone on the Anglo-Zulu War and I must say this video does a great job of encapsulating it.

@OSKolweni Год назад

I’m super excited for this 1!!! 😄 finally talking about my home country …. Keep up the great work bro!

@brendonfleetwood6069 11 месяцев назад

Always good to know more about my country's history. Great video

@teekay277 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for a great video! This is amazing storytelling for Africa we hardly see! The visuals and the narration are incredible! Thanks!I’d like to point out that there was another kingdom between the Zulu kingdom and Boer republics. The Basutoland kingdom. I bet it’s an interesting story how the kingdom survived what befell the Zulu kingdom to become an independent country inside South Africa 😉

@Joseph_Uzui Год назад

Back at it again with a quality video, one of the best history channels on RU-vid

@AuraSanatrix Год назад

"Im gonna run more guys at them than they have bullets" 190iq shaka zulu

@traiascacodreanu4553 Год назад

If only fighters were as easily produced as a weapon with munition.

@AuraSanatrix Год назад

@@traiascacodreanu4553 it takes 2 days to train an idiot how to gang up on someone with a pointy stick. It takes months to train a solid military unit. Cope as hard as you can

@1mnot4rrogant90 Год назад

@@AuraSanatrix It doesn’t take anything to teach someone to stand as far back as possible and pull a trigger. This is why only plebs uphold the British empire.

@traiascacodreanu4553 Год назад

@@AuraSanatrix Cope? You think I actually give a shit about the Zulu Kingdom.

@harrybarlow541 Год назад

Would love one either on Waterloo/Trafalgar or Gurkhas (hell I would even pay for it)- you guys are incredible and no matter what content you post I always will support !

@SafavidAfsharid3197 Год назад

Why on gurkhas though? There history is not that long and their prestige rose only after the british made them martial race after they stayed loyal to British after sepoy mutiny.

@harrybarlow541 Год назад

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 look up Gurkha VC winners in World War Two and their stories and tell me that wouldn’t make a good video. Even the Sepoy mutiny would be a good video !

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 They fought many epic battles

@khas8049 Год назад

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 not only Gurkhas, the Sikhs were also loyal to British... what are your thoughts on them?

@khas8049 Год назад

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 they remained loyal to the oath they had taken......once a man breaks his vow his dignity is gone.

@anthonyc7116 Год назад

Perfect timing, I wanted to watch a documentary on this and it showed up in my feed hours later. This did not disappoint, thank you 🙏🏼

@diveratom6999 Год назад

This is incredible thank you!!!

@billybob5337 5 месяцев назад

The British Empire was all over the place. North America, Australia, Africa, India, Middle East, Southeast Asia. The first Empire that truly linked all of the Continents. Although it never officially controlled South America outside of Guyana, it still did indirectly through loans later on.

@KingFluffs Год назад

Do the Zulus still practice infanticide?

@smsabala6668 Год назад

@tomatoheadfd Год назад

This was an amazing video, these stories hurt so much. It makes me tear up and crushes my soul. But they need to be told, and need to be remembered. Thank you for telling it with such amazing art.

@medeirosinc.8567 10 месяцев назад

These are the coolest type of videos ive ever seen fam

@killsmith 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate how there is much less bias in this version of the events, it paints both sides as brutal and savage fairly equally. You don't see that from big companies doing documentaries.

@HellAintHalfFull Год назад

"They disembowel them, as to allow their souls to escape through their stomach. Lest the Zulus be haunted by a trapped spirit." Metal.

@Samwise_01 Год назад

Man what a hidden gem of a video, this honestly had way better editing and writing than a lot of documentaries on paid streaming platforms. You sir have gained yourself a well earned sub

@flipcoin5327 10 месяцев назад

This is great I learned something new today

@Matt-uj6jm Год назад

The name of the first Zulu shot was Will 👌 Michael Cain definitely said take aim and fire at Will.

@adambradley2209 Год назад

You guys touched on it but the career of Sir Garnet is something that would make for a fantastic episode. His resume is almost unbelievable and for better or for worse he’s at the root of a lot of conflicts that exist today.

@yawdjin129 Год назад

He was Govenor of Gold Goast (Modern Ghana) and defeated our Zulus, the Asante Empire. I was actually surprised he was also in South Africa. He must have learned how to do it from defeating the Zulus.

@adam.2004.4 Год назад

I was close, I guessed it was the battle of Rorke's Drift.

@HistoryDose Год назад

You're always pretty damn accurate with your predictions! :)

@adam.2004.4 Год назад

@@HistoryDose 😎

@PickleManDylBoy Год назад

Imagine fighting in an epic historic battle and an eclipse happens. How rare

@lordofhowell7158 Год назад

New subscriber. Brilliant video 💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@acanadianknight7269 Год назад

I love this content so much. The visuals are staggering, the storytelling is incredible and the real world history put into an amazing and engaging format hits just right every time. Make more stuff. I think I’ve said it before but every time you upload it just makes my day.

@braydenlovetere4545 Год назад

Man how do you guys pump these out so quick? I love it!

@jpb2366 10 месяцев назад

Not going to talk how the Zulu were a brutal warriors tribe that created their kingdom in bloodshed heh? The good old bad white men and noble black

@karlg5697 10 месяцев назад

yes, the british were the good guys, definitely didnt create their empire in bloodshed or immorality...

@jpb2366 10 месяцев назад

@@karlg5697 you missing the point entirely...

@Beefkilz 10 месяцев назад

It's amazing how much war changed just 30 years later.

@alimgraham7803 Год назад

Thank you for giving so much info on Africa’s history. You may know or never know how much this means to some and what it just did thanks again. I’m subscribed and will continue to support your channel and it’s content.

@bradleypenrith Год назад

Mate it's South African history. If it's a a video about a French king we would say French history not European. You don't have to be so ignorant.

@alimgraham7803 Год назад

@@bradleypenrith lol shut up it’s still Africa clown whether it’s south, north, west, or east. I see why RU-vid only notified me of the likes🙄✌🏾✋🏾

@SafavidAfsharid3197 Год назад

First Siege of bharatpur or anglo-mysore wars would be interesting. Though i would burst my heart open if someday you make a video on battle of gangwana in your channel's epic art style and narration.

@biryanibro Год назад

agreed

@SomeoneJustWatching 10 месяцев назад

The art in this is spectacular, history truly brought to life.

@kohtalainenalias 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video, narration and especially art

@livecarsonreaction Год назад

"Zulu delenda est" - Marcus Porcius Chelmsford

@jaybee9269 Год назад

History jokes, man!

@imperatorscotorum6334 Год назад

This might just be my favourite history channel on RU-vid. You don’t just simply present us with information we could read for ourselves on a Wikipedia page, you combine music, visuals, narration and sound effects to make it something emotionally engaging for the viewer. This is how history is meant to be taught.

@jahbless4ever 5 месяцев назад

This history piece shows that superior weapons wins wars.

@redmist9959 Год назад

Thank you for a well detailed documentary

@andrewofaiur Год назад

The best thing that happened to me this year is finding this channel. Gold mine is an understatement.

@starkilr101 Год назад

I did not know a lot about the subject, just a few things here and there, so thank you for making this video. I always love stories about two armies crashing and I love to understand how each one functions as individual units and as a United Arby

@jordanelmhirst7373 Год назад

Just found your channel mate. Banging vid, well presented, informative with brilliant artwork. Subscribed baby.

@thembibuthelezi8427 11 месяцев назад

As a Zulu person I thank you for the time you spent on this 😊😊😊😊😊

@cw4608 5 месяцев назад

I am curious how Zulu names beginning with mb or nb are pronounced.

@jimmy_junk Год назад

Seriously, this has me on the edge of my seat. This kid now’s how to tell a story. This is just some dude on RU-vid and it’s far better than your average DOC. you see on TV… plus have of the allotted time isn’t spent on commercials.

@GenXPower Год назад

This may be my new favorite channel. The narration is outstanding. The diction and cadence of the script keeps me engaged. I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation.