Isandlwana, 1879: A Zulu Victory
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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Battle of Rorke's Drift: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Martini–Henry: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield, a muzzle-loader converted to the cartridge system.
Anglo-Zulu War: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
Zulu Kingdom: people, places, and context for the episode.
The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa.
Henry Pulleine: people, places, and context for the episode.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burmester Pulleine was an administrator and commander in the British Army in the Cape Frontier and Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is most notable as a commander of British forces at the disastrous Battle of Isandlwana in January 1879.
Anthony Durnford: people, places, and context for the episode.
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Durnford was a British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who served in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford: people, places, and context for the episode.
General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was a British Army officer who rose to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War, when an expeditionary force under his command suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of a Zulu force at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879.
Ntshingwayo Khoza: people, places, and context for the episode.
Ntshingwayo kaMahole of the Khoza was the commanding general (inDuna) of King Cetshwayo's Zulu Army during the first Anglo-Zulu War.
Cetshwayo: people, places, and context for the episode.
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1873 to 1884 and its Commander in Chief during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His name has been rendered as Cetywayo, Cetewayo or Cetshwayo.