Heute vor 147 Jahren fand die Schlacht von Isandlwana statt, in der britische Soldaten die Zulu-Streitkräfte besiegten und bewiesen, dass indigene Streitkräfte moderne europäische Truppen im offenen Kampf besiegen konnten. Diese Karte zeigt mithilfe von Google Earth, wie die Schlacht Minute für Minute stattfindet.
To be clear; the Zulu forces, while mostly armed with traditional weapons like spears and shields did have _some_ firearms and outnumbered the British 10 to 1
Sayinclay on
I bet i could also win a battle when i outnumber the enemy 10:1 ngl
The_Canterbury_Tail on
To be fair they were „Zulus, thousands of them.“
Toastaexperience on
Literally at the same time 20km away, less than 160 British regular, colonial troops and civilians would hold of 3000-4000 Zulu warriors for 10 hours. The Zulu warriors retreats and the British and their allies suffered 17 dead 15 wounded.
11 Victoria Crosses were awarded for that action.
I have had the fortune of visiting both sites when I lived in South Africa.
The movie Zulu is quite a good film about that battle.
nepali_fanboy on
The Zulus did have modern weapons, especially their elite royal units. Furthermore, they outnumbered the British, who didnt know the terrain were outnumbered overwhelmingly, their total numbers constituting only 7.3% of the Zulu Army. The solar eclipse also blinded the British which was taken advantage off by the Zulus to their credit. Regardless, 1300 British troops would die in the battle. 3000 Zulu troops were killed as well. It was a very pyrhic victory if at all. The British would return in force and crush the Zulus at Ulundi, Gingindlovu, and also crushed the Zulus at Kambula despite being outnumbered 10:1, with the zulu army at Kambula under Mnyamana kaNgqengelele arguably being a near peer in firearms, only lacking field guns. Isandlwana was memorialized by the British themselves to show that the Zulus were a ’noble‘ people and kingdom. Its actual military value was utterly nil in the grand strategy of the Anglo-Zulu War.
Kryptospuridium137 on
Cool. They won one battle. And then what happened?
jimter101 on
A particularly sharp mango
Doctatrack on
This Brit says *take that ya colonising bastards.*
UnderstandingFresh84 on
Couldn’t help but hear „who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler…“ seeing this video start
Sad_Sultana on
ok but if there were 3500 grown men vs 22000 10 year olds i would frankly have my money on the 10 year olds. (ignoring the fear factor of course, assuming a 10 year old would keep fighting seeing it’s fellow boy snapped in half)
true_jester on
Looks like a pyrrhic victory.
notasilesian on
Were the Lithuanians fighting alongside the Zulus?
thehistorynovice on
Zulus were and are not indigenous to South Africa, to be clear. Their kingdom itself was an imperialist, expansionist one and not native to the area.
Maybe a better description would be that this is an example of an Iron Age style society being able to defeat a modern force in an isolated engagement – although granted the Zulus outnumbered the British forces more than 10-to-1 and had picked up weapons and tactics from earlier encounters with Europeans. And immediately (literally later that same day) after a Zulu force of 4000 warriors was defeated by a ragtag British force at Rorkes Drift which was outnumbered over 20-to-1.
eaves-of-grass on
What happened to the 2,100 that disappeared to the east?
Unlikely-Corner5424 on
Didn’t Crazy Horse do it first?
prussian_princess on
As a Lithuanian, I’m proud we stood up to the British.
KarmaDispensary on
And South Africa lived happily ever after. No need to research any further.
Vindaloo6363 on
6000 Zulu casualties is a high price to pay for victory over 3500 enemies.
Araz99 on
First I thought what Lithuania is doing here.
Imperium_Dragon on
It’s interesting that Isandlwana and Roarke’s Drift are just two completely opposite battles that happened in the same war.
studiesinsilver on
22,000 vs 4,000. Pretty clear who the winner would be.
1804Sleep on
Funny, this is how I win all my battles in Total War!
persian8 on
Pyrrhic victory…
Efficient_Resist_287 on
Napoleon’s army defeat in St Domingue does not count?
monkeyjuggler on
Now do Rourkes Drift.
sasssyrup on
Is this what Shaka Zulu was about?
Fat_Pizza_Boy on
Zulu LOST the wars & Kingdom by the end. Right?
kavemanXIV on
That lone Zulu flag at the end must be King Shaka overseeing his victory
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To be clear; the Zulu forces, while mostly armed with traditional weapons like spears and shields did have _some_ firearms and outnumbered the British 10 to 1
I bet i could also win a battle when i outnumber the enemy 10:1 ngl
To be fair they were „Zulus, thousands of them.“
Literally at the same time 20km away, less than 160 British regular, colonial troops and civilians would hold of 3000-4000 Zulu warriors for 10 hours. The Zulu warriors retreats and the British and their allies suffered 17 dead 15 wounded.
11 Victoria Crosses were awarded for that action.
I have had the fortune of visiting both sites when I lived in South Africa.
The movie Zulu is quite a good film about that battle.
The Zulus did have modern weapons, especially their elite royal units. Furthermore, they outnumbered the British, who didnt know the terrain were outnumbered overwhelmingly, their total numbers constituting only 7.3% of the Zulu Army. The solar eclipse also blinded the British which was taken advantage off by the Zulus to their credit. Regardless, 1300 British troops would die in the battle. 3000 Zulu troops were killed as well. It was a very pyrhic victory if at all. The British would return in force and crush the Zulus at Ulundi, Gingindlovu, and also crushed the Zulus at Kambula despite being outnumbered 10:1, with the zulu army at Kambula under Mnyamana kaNgqengelele arguably being a near peer in firearms, only lacking field guns. Isandlwana was memorialized by the British themselves to show that the Zulus were a ’noble‘ people and kingdom. Its actual military value was utterly nil in the grand strategy of the Anglo-Zulu War.
Cool. They won one battle. And then what happened?
A particularly sharp mango
This Brit says *take that ya colonising bastards.*
Couldn’t help but hear „who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler…“ seeing this video start
ok but if there were 3500 grown men vs 22000 10 year olds i would frankly have my money on the 10 year olds. (ignoring the fear factor of course, assuming a 10 year old would keep fighting seeing it’s fellow boy snapped in half)
Looks like a pyrrhic victory.
Were the Lithuanians fighting alongside the Zulus?
Zulus were and are not indigenous to South Africa, to be clear. Their kingdom itself was an imperialist, expansionist one and not native to the area.
Maybe a better description would be that this is an example of an Iron Age style society being able to defeat a modern force in an isolated engagement – although granted the Zulus outnumbered the British forces more than 10-to-1 and had picked up weapons and tactics from earlier encounters with Europeans. And immediately (literally later that same day) after a Zulu force of 4000 warriors was defeated by a ragtag British force at Rorkes Drift which was outnumbered over 20-to-1.
What happened to the 2,100 that disappeared to the east?
Didn’t Crazy Horse do it first?
As a Lithuanian, I’m proud we stood up to the British.
And South Africa lived happily ever after. No need to research any further.
6000 Zulu casualties is a high price to pay for victory over 3500 enemies.
First I thought what Lithuania is doing here.
It’s interesting that Isandlwana and Roarke’s Drift are just two completely opposite battles that happened in the same war.
22,000 vs 4,000. Pretty clear who the winner would be.
Funny, this is how I win all my battles in Total War!
Pyrrhic victory…
Napoleon’s army defeat in St Domingue does not count?
Now do Rourkes Drift.
Is this what Shaka Zulu was about?
Zulu LOST the wars & Kingdom by the end. Right?
That lone Zulu flag at the end must be King Shaka overseeing his victory