Isandlwana, 1879: A Zulu Victory Community · History Reconstruct the Zulu victory over an invading British column on 22 January 1879. Explore Zulu tactics, British command decisions, the geography of the camp, and the ways later narratives overshadowed the battle with Rorke’s Drift.
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