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Zulus Isandlwana
Zulu attack at the Battle of Isandlwana

The Anglo-Zulu War was a war fought from 1879 to 1887 between the Zulu people and the British Empire. There was no declaration of war. The war was fought in South Africa, mostly. The Zulu were victorious at first, and won the Battle of Isandlwana. Later their luck turned, and the British Empire won the Battle of Ulundi. The Zulu lost the war, and the Zulu Kingdom ceased to exist as an independent state. Today, the area is part of South Africa, and is called KwaZulu-Natal.

Images for kids

  • BartleFrere

    Bartle Frere

  • Cetshwayo-c1875

    Photograph of Cetshwayo kaMpande, c. 1875

  • King-Mpande-1

    King Mpande

  • Michael Hicks Beach, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876-84

    Hicks Beach

  • Isandhlwana

    Battle of Isandlwana painting by Charles Edwin Fripp (1854–1906)

  • Military Map of Zulu Land

    British Army military map of Zulu Land, 1879

  • Alphonse de Neuville - The defence of Rorke's Drift 1879 - Google Art Project

    Battle of Rorke's Drift, showing in great detail the British Defense of Rorke's Drift.

  • Guerriers zoulous

    Zulu warriors, 1879 (Charles Edwin Fripp)

  • Ntombe

    Battle of the Intombe river

  • The burning of Ulundi

    The burning of Ulundi

  • Last Sleep of the Brave

    Last Sleep of the Brave, 1879 (Alphonse de Neuville)

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