Angl0-Zulu War begins
After the Zulu kingdom ignores the British ultimatum to fully demilitarize within 30 days, British troops invade Zululand in three columns from the southern African republic of Natal, under the leadership of Lord Chelmsford. Thus begins the Anglo-Zulu War. In 1843, Britain succeeded the Boers as the rulers of Natal, which controlled Zululand, the neighboring […]