Anglo-Zulu War, Battle of Ulundi, 1879

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following Lord Carnarvon's successful introduction of federation in Canada, it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African kingdoms, tribal areas and Boer republics in South Africa. The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on July 4, 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British army broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and razing the capital of Zululand, the royal kraal of Ulundi. Image taken from page 141: In Africa with the Union Jack by W. Melville. Pimblett, 1894

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12696939

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47682972

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British Library/Science Source/Mary Evans