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British Forces in Zululand 1879

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 19th Century

Last Stocked on 8/6/2018

Product Info

Title
British Forces in Zululand 1879
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Publish Year
1991
Dimensions
9x11x.75"
NKG Part #
1619919347
MFG. Part #
OSPELI032
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI32

Description

On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one solution to the complex problems which beset the region was to overthrow the last powerful independent black kingdom bordering British possessions – the Zulu kingdom of King Cetshwayo KaMapande. However, Cetshwayo had remained on the political defensive. This book descirbes the uniforms and equipment of the forces that Thesiger led across the border to wage war in Zululand.