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The Zulu War was caused by British Aggression. The British were attracted to the Zululand seeking trade and possible wealth there. By 1840, Natal, a British Colony had been settled on the edges of Zululand. The British wanted to incorporate the British colonies, Boer settlements and Zululand under British dominion. They felt a strong leader of the Zulus would not permit this to happen so, the British High Commissioner in South Africa picked a fight with the Zulu King, falsely assuming it would be easy to take out a nation of warriors who only had spears.

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