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Isandlwana 1879 - The Great Zulu Victory

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - 1700 - 1950 A.D. (Excluding WWI & II)

Last Stocked on 3/24/2024

Product Info

Title
Isandlwana 1879 - The Great Zulu Victory
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Knight
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2148035774
Type
Hardcover
Series
CAM111

Description

The battle of Isandlwana fought on 22 January 1879 was the greatest defeat suffered by the British Army during the Victorian era. A Zulu army of 24,000 warriors had moved undetected to within striking distance of the British camp in the shadow of Isandlwana Mountain. From the start the 1,700 defenders underestimated the danger descending upon them. They were swept aside with horrifying speed and the final stage of the battle consisted of desperate hand-to-hand fighting amid the British camp. Over 1,300 men were killed; scarcely 60 Europeans survived. Ian Knight employs new archaeological and historical research to provide a completely new interpretation of the course of the battle.