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What gun did the Brits use at the battle of Isandlwana 1879?
Martini Henry rifles, if my memory of the film Zulu serves. Isanlwana & Rorkes Drift are on the same day. The latter is a superb company defence against a massed enemy, in the former it is probable the piquets were too thinly spread, too far apart to support each other. Once the Zulu were inside the ring the British were doomed.
What nation did the French and British agree to defend in 1939 if the Germans attacked?
Poland
What invention allowed british to more effectively defend against the German air attacks?
radar allowed the British to get their fighters in the air in the right place at the right time to maximise their opportunities to engage the Luftwaffe.
What is the name given to the local military forces created to defend the colonial settlements against the British?
The Continental Army
What recent invention allowed the British to more effectively defend against German air attacks?
radar allowed the British to get their fighters in the air in the right place at the right time to maximise their opportunities to engage the Luftwaffe.
Who fought the battle of rorkes drift?
The British and the Zulu.
How long did the battle at rorkes drift last?
The battle of Rorkes Drift lasted 2 days.
Names of those killed at Rorkes Drift?
Sixteen members of the British force and 351 Zulu were killed at Rorke's Drift.
What weapons were used in the Rorkes Drift?
The British used the standard British Army rifle and the Zulu's used the short assegai.
Why did the battle of Rorkes Drift take place?
because the Zulu nation was not happy with the British taking over their lands.
Who was cetshwayo.?
King of the Zulu people in South Africa. He was defeated in the remarkable British defence of the mission at Rorkes Drift in 1879.
Who were the combatants of the battle of rorkes drift?
The battle of Rorkes Drift was fought between 3000 Zulu warriors and only 100 British troops, and the British, Australian, Dutch soldiers Fought to the last 12 Men.The Zulu soldiers Stopped and Honored Them with a Chant from on top of the Hill Just like in the Movie. So no side one, For if the Zulu had Charged One more time they would Have wiped Them all Out.All were Awarded the Victoria Cross
Where was Cetshwayo kaMpande born?
King of the Zulu people in South Africa. He was defeated in the remarkable British defence of the mission at Rorkes Drift in 1879.
What famous film chronicled the battle of rorkes drift?
Zulu. It has some historical inaccuracies, but it is a very good and entertaining film.
Why did the battle of Rorkes Drift start?
The British had invaded deeply into Zulu controlled territory. Unfortunately, the British were overconfident, making a few fundamental errors. The Zulus were therefore able to massacre the British, who were over run by the Zulus in a classic Bull manoeuvre (Heavy frontal attack, with two horns performing flanking manoeuvres). In any event, a minor force was able to cross over the river that separated British controlled South Africa and the lands controlled by the Zulus. This minor scouting force encountered the troupes stationed at Rorkes drift. However, unlike the earlier encounter, the British troops were able to build a reasonable defended position from which to employ their weapons It was never a major objective for the Zulus. However, this does not mean that the fighting was not fierce and a reflection of this was in the amount of VC awarded for the action (Although less generous historians will state that the media frenzy that followed this action and the medals were an attempt to draw attention away from the earlier military disaster). The Zulu war lasted about 2 years, resulting in the eventual destruction of the Zulu nation.
How did the zulus fight?
Very, very bravely. A fierce, martial nation of South Africa, their great leaders were King Chaka & later Cetchewayo. (Played in the great film Zulu by Gatcha Butelezi) That these tribesmen would destroy a modern armed column as they did at Isandlwana & fight as they did on the same day at Rorkes Drift with great military skill & bravery is testament to their determination & leadership. Principally their equipment was a hide shield & a short, stabbing spear. Tactically they used envelopment, the horns surrounding their enemy to the flanks, the enemy drawn into the loins of a bull buffalo. Isanlwana & Rorkes Drift were in 1879: The latter being conspicuous in British Military History with the award of no less thn 11 VCs in one action. One man who survived the former, one Horace Smith-Dorien went on to become a General in WW1.
When was the Rorke's Drift battle?
The battle took place on January 22-23, 1879 during the Zulu Wars (Anglo-Zulu War) in Africa.
