y the most powerful nation in the world, made to bring about certain changes in the social and political order in southern Africa. To carry this out solemn pledges were broken, and lies were propagated, by men who are still described as upright and true by historians. And they did not stop at betraying trust. They turned the British army into Zulul
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THE ARTICLE - 3 views
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It is now one hundred years since the British invaded the Zulu kingdom and the Zulu, by the effectiveness of their resistance, brought their name so dramatically before the world.
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its been over 100 years since the ZULU WAR with the BRITISH but the effect of war is still affecting the world
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They caused the death of perhaps ten thousand people and brought chaos and suffering to the lives of hundreds of thousands of others, starting a process of subjugation and oppression which is with us today.
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King Cetshwayo refused Frere's demands for federation, or to disband his Zulu army, as it would mean losing his power. War began in January 1879, when a force led by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand to enforce British demands.
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he Zulu kingdom was invaded to facilitate the advance of capitalist production in southern Africa; it is within this framework that we have to understand the individual motives and actions of the men who initiated the war.
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or the majority of people who participated in the war, or were affected by it, the British invasion of Zululand in 1879 was not a glorious adventure, and the fact that it is still being portrayed as one is an indication of our failure to shake off the callous, racist myths of the imperial past.
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MANY PEOPLE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES, SOME EVEN LOST THEIR PROPERTIES AND MANY PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR WERE VERY SEVERLY AFFECTED BY THE WAR. AND THIS ZULU WAR IS STILL CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAILUIRE THAT SOUTTH AFRICA OR THE ZULU LAND HAD TO ENCOUNTER OVER 100 YEARS AGO
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the ZULU WAR had a very impact in the zulu and and the whole of south africa,, many people died, children, solders and more and more people died due to the ZULU WAR
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HISTORICAL IMAGE - 4 views
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In this image we can see that the British people were able to defeat the ZULU people easily because they had horses and well established fighting equipment than the zulu people, they had guns and the ZULU people had only shields and spears, so this is why British people were able to destroy many properties in XULULAND during the ZULU WAR
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TAYLOR AND FRANCIS - 1 views
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during the course of the next six months engaged Zulu units in a series of pitched battles and severe skirmishes
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Those best equipped to provide information about the Zulu army and its conduct were the Zulu themselves
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the fact that Zulu testimony does not derive directly from Zulu informants, and its une·ven quality should also be taken into account.
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while King Cetshwayo, though not present in person at any battle, was able to provide a unique survey of the Zulu strategy of the war based on his own orders and on the reports of his commanders. 10
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WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE IS THE FACT THAT KING CETSHWAYO WAS THE LEADER OG]F THE ZULULAND DURING THISTIME OF WAR
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ZULU PEOPLE RE THE ONE WHO WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN GIVING TESTIMONIES ABOUT THE ZULU ARMY
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THE ZULU KING CETSHWAYO WAS NOT PRESENT IN ANY BATTLE THAT THE ZULU ARMY FOUGHT WITH THE BRISTISH BUT SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO GIVE COMMAND AND TO OBSERVE THROUGH HIS COMMANDERS WHO WERE PRESENT AR WAR
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SECONDARY SOURCE - 1 views
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s clear that the Zulu view of the war was very different from the English or European view, not so much as to detail but as to ment
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From the Zulu point of view it seems that the War was not only somewhat insignificant, it was also somewhat irrational.
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iew it seems that the War was not only somewhat insignificant, it was also somew
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g, it was not altogether unexpected (there were ominous clouds), it was destruct
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be suddenly and unexpectedly attacked. It seems that the white people had in mind the bad deeds of Dingane, but Cetshwayo was a man of good character (umuntu olungile) who would never have committed acts like those of Dingane. He strongly criticised (sola) such acts and abhorred
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in this point we can learn that the reason why the british people decided to bring war in the zululand was because they wanted to destroy the poor leadership under the leadership of dingane.
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cetshwayo was called for a diplomatic courtesies where he told the people he was that he wants his son to take over as the ruler of the zulu land as other leaders such as shaka zulu and dingane have also decided whom they wanted to take over as kings after their death or retirement.
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this point is kind of intresting because the zulu people knew that ther will be war in their land that will be caused by the british, it seems as the war came when they did not expected it and this led to the loss of properties in zululand.
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Zulu and british people had diffrent understanding or view when it came to war. the war had affected the zulu people more ,entally than it had affected the british people. this point shows that the zulu people are the one who had sufferd more mentally during the zulu war because the zulu people are the ones who had envaded their kingdom and created a war.
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primary source - 6 views
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War began in January 1879, when a force led by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand to enforce British demands and this is because king cetswhayo refused frere's demand for federation or to disband his ZULU ARMY because he was afraid of losing his power and this is what led to the ZULU WAR and the invention of ZULU LAND by THE BRITISH people
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