@@Mr.scooter-le8yo The Zulu managed to get in close quarters with them and attack is what I meant by not fast enough. Look at the % of numbers of wounded and dead. When the Zulu pulled back they still had 75% of their force left. They would have crushed the British who would have run out of ammo if the Zulu hadn't left. The Zulu were known for their numbers, tactics, and speed.
Very nice, as always! There was another incident, when different centuries met in one Battle. Sabatons "Shiroyama". Some years agon, it was the Story of the movie "The last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise
@@A_Name_ Yes, they took a whole dumptruck of liberty with the story. But the acting in the movie is sooo top tier i can do nothing but forgive the "historical fluff" they did with it.
the Zulu's had earlier that day slaughtered 1.500 British at isandlwana in a surprise attack, which is depicted in the prequel movie to this called Zulu dawn, its that 1,500 men that the Zulu acquired the rifles they used at Rourke's drift. and just for context the governor in Africa at the time was told not to start a war with the Zulu but he ignored it and found excuses to engage them some of which involved the Boer's and added buildup towards the Boer wars later. the commander of the army left 1,500 men to build a camp at isandlwana while he took the main force to look for the Zulu, when the Zulu attacked the camp messengers told the commander multiple times but he ignored it believing that was a diversion not the main force. Rourke's drift occurred after the prince sent to watch the British did something similar as the governor and attacked when he was told not to, when the king didn't want to escalate things more than they already had been. just ours later reinforcements arrive at Rourke's drift talks went ahead but led to nothing and a few days later a force of 12,000-15,000 Zulu fought a British force of 4,200 British, 1,000 African allies, 2 Gatling guns, and 10 cannons. in the end Britain had 18 dead while the Zulu had 473 dead, there was also hangings after the battle as punishment but neither that or the last battle is depicted in any form yet.
@@petercollingwood522 i got my months mixed up, rorke's drift was in January, what i mentioned was in July. after rorke's drift the government sent more troops from Britain, once they met up with the troops already in south Africa they had found negotiations had failed. so that led to the last battle of the anglo-zulu, the battle of Ulundi. the battle was basically what Britain expected the battle of Isandlwana to be. the troops lined up with cavalry on the sides and rear to prevent encirclement. but the British firepower prevented the zulu's from even reaching their lines. only a few got close enough to throw some spears but that was about it. the British deaths came from the few zulu's using guns since they had time to practice with them by then. eventually the Zulu's broke and fled to which the British cavalry along with their African allies ran down every Zulu on the battlefield they could get until the Zulu's had left the plains they were fighting on. then followed by the executions i mentioned. it wasn't a very complicated battle, just the equivalent of troops in WW1 getting mowed down as they run across no mans land. was that what you meant?
Being British this is one of my favourite songs, also those 100 plus men of the 15th foot now known as the Welsh Borderers Regiment are heroes. On that day 11 Victoria Crosses where won which is still the most amount of Victoria Crosses won in one day in British Military History. A couple of hours before Rorke's Drift 1,500 Officers and Soldiers were massacred by 10,000 Zulu Warriors where after the battle 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu's were sent to Rorke's Drift to kill the small garrison of British Soldiers, but due to the Brilliant military skills by the commanding officer, Rorke's Drift was still in British hands when a Brigade of British Calvary turned up 2 hours after the battle. I do feel sorry for the Zulu's but as a Patriotic Brit Rorke's Drift is one of the greatest moments when a very small British Army garrison out numbered by the opposition won the day by heroism, superior training, guts and determination by the defenders of Rorke's Drift. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Just to be clear there was no Welsh regiment at Rourke's Drift there were a small number of Welshmen in the two regiments however the regiments were the 24 th foot and the Royal Engineers both of which consisted mostly of Englishmen, there were very brave Welshmen who were awarded the VC and later the name of the regiment was changed but the Welsh presence was quite small in number. I love the film but it isn't very accurate both in its portrayal of certain characters and it's ignoring why so many VCs were awarded, I cast no aspersions on the bravery of the Soldiers however there have been similar rearguard actions in British history which didn't get anything like the same attention because they hadn't followed a huge defeat the day before. Just to be clear no Zulu's were sent to attack Rorkes Drift approximately 4 thousand of the 20 thousand that had routed our Soldiers at Islandwana took it upon themselves as they didn't feel they had contributed to the route and wanted to impress Chetawayo.
Earlier the same day the Zulus had massacred 1’500 British and colonial troops that had been caught in the open. So the Zulus could replace there older guns with the same single shot rifles used at this battle. Those single shot rifles were quick to reload and a trained solider could expect to hit three or four Zulus as they charged. But that still left around 17 spears against each bayonet all whilst being shot at by Zulus from a hilltop. It was the tactic of building walls of sacks and boxes to slow the Zulu charge that won the day.
They didn't really win. The Zulu retreated (the most likely theory being they were too low on morale to continue). Some think too that they respected the defenders bravery so much they opted not to kill them. The Zulu had the numbers left to kill the remaining defenders and the defenders were down to one building left to defend when they pulled back.
Everyone gives the British credit and props for this battle but I think the Zulu were far more impressive. Can you imagine the courage it took to run at your enemy with nothing but a spear while they were all armed with rifles, let alone that they won many times doing that? Insane bravery.
It's really unknown why the Zulu retreated but if they hadn't it's very possible they could have overrun the British position in this battle. They still had massively superior numbers at the time they pulled back Also the British had about 5min to set up defenses by the time they heard the Zulu were coming. The Zulu were known for being notoriously fast.
I'm still around... just busy. Boy can you *really* NOT hear Tommy! His signature guitar sound and backing vocals are so prominent now! Still, love an historical Sabaton song!
@@amygoodson-catlady I misunderstood. Wolfman wondered who was playing the guitar, and I thought your response was "boy can you really not hear Tommy?"...
Down vote for being a liberal and immediately condeming the British without knowing the reasons for the war. This was not just a case of the British invading and colonising. It was a response to the constant raiding by zulus into British and Boer lands. War was inevitable. The zulus along with all the black tribes (xhosa, bantu, ndebele) are not native to South Africa. They originated to the north in the congo and conquered what is now SA, slaughtering the native Khoi Khoi and San peoples. The vast majority of land in SA was bought or traded off the natives by the British and Boer. History is now being revised by anti-White liberals to spread White guilt while making saints out of blacks.
The guns British use are the Martini-Henry, a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action, it's way far faster than a musket
Wasn't fast enough apparently. They still got obliterated.
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@@Mr.scooter-le8yo The Zulu managed to get in close quarters with them and attack is what I meant by not fast enough. Look at the % of numbers of wounded and dead. When the Zulu pulled back they still had 75% of their force left. They would have crushed the British who would have run out of ammo if the Zulu hadn't left. The Zulu were known for their numbers, tactics, and speed.
Very nice, as always! There was another incident, when different centuries met in one Battle. Sabatons "Shiroyama". Some years agon, it was the Story of the movie "The last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise
Kinda, that movie took more than heavy liberties with the real story. Still a good movie though.
@@A_Name_ Yes, they took a whole dumptruck of liberty with the story. But the acting in the movie is sooo top tier i can do nothing but forgive the "historical fluff" they did with it.
@@A_Name_ Hollywood ruins everything, if not for the money, but for the story!
Cant wait to see them in Sweden in June =D damn i feel lucky. please keep doing this. Love from Sweden
the Zulu's had earlier that day slaughtered 1.500 British at isandlwana in a surprise attack, which is depicted in the prequel movie to this called Zulu dawn, its that 1,500 men that the Zulu acquired the rifles they used at Rourke's drift.
and just for context the governor in Africa at the time was told not to start a war with the Zulu but he ignored it and found excuses to engage them some of which involved the Boer's and added buildup towards the Boer wars later.
the commander of the army left 1,500 men to build a camp at isandlwana while he took the main force to look for the Zulu, when the Zulu attacked the camp messengers told the commander multiple times but he ignored it believing that was a diversion not the main force.
Rourke's drift occurred after the prince sent to watch the British did something similar as the governor and attacked when he was told not to, when the king didn't want to escalate things more than they already had been.
just ours later reinforcements arrive at Rourke's drift
talks went ahead but led to nothing and a few days later a force of 12,000-15,000 Zulu fought a British force of 4,200 British, 1,000 African allies, 2 Gatling guns, and 10 cannons.
in the end Britain had 18 dead while the Zulu had 473 dead, there was also hangings after the battle as punishment but neither that or the last battle is depicted in any form yet.
Zulus were psychos same withnthr Bantu's
Never heard of the event you're referring to "a few days later" . Can you expound on that?
@@petercollingwood522 i got my months mixed up, rorke's drift was in January, what i mentioned was in July.
after rorke's drift the government sent more troops from Britain, once they met up with the troops already in south Africa they had found negotiations had failed.
so that led to the last battle of the anglo-zulu, the battle of Ulundi.
the battle was basically what Britain expected the battle of Isandlwana to be.
the troops lined up with cavalry on the sides and rear to prevent encirclement.
but the British firepower prevented the zulu's from even reaching their lines.
only a few got close enough to throw some spears but that was about it.
the British deaths came from the few zulu's using guns since they had time to practice with them by then.
eventually the Zulu's broke and fled to which the British cavalry along with their African allies ran down every Zulu on the battlefield they could get until the Zulu's had left the plains they were fighting on.
then followed by the executions i mentioned.
it wasn't a very complicated battle, just the equivalent of troops in WW1 getting mowed down as they run across no mans land.
was that what you meant?
@@bigenglishmonkey Ah yes. I was wondering if you meant Ulundi.
Being British this is one of my favourite songs, also those 100 plus men of the 15th foot now known as the Welsh Borderers Regiment are heroes. On that day 11 Victoria Crosses where won which is still the most amount of Victoria Crosses won in one day in British Military History. A couple of hours before Rorke's Drift 1,500 Officers and Soldiers were massacred by 10,000 Zulu Warriors where after the battle 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu's were sent to Rorke's Drift to kill the small garrison of British Soldiers, but due to the Brilliant military skills by the commanding officer, Rorke's Drift was still in British hands when a Brigade of British Calvary turned up 2 hours after the battle. I do feel sorry for the Zulu's but as a Patriotic Brit Rorke's Drift is one of the greatest moments when a very small British Army garrison out numbered by the opposition won the day by heroism, superior training, guts and determination by the defenders of Rorke's Drift. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Just to be clear there was no Welsh regiment at Rourke's Drift there were a small number of Welshmen in the two regiments however the regiments were the 24 th foot and the Royal Engineers both of which consisted mostly of Englishmen, there were very brave Welshmen who were awarded the VC and later the name of the regiment was changed but the Welsh presence was quite small in number. I love the film but it isn't very accurate both in its portrayal of certain characters and it's ignoring why so many VCs were awarded, I cast no aspersions on the bravery of the Soldiers however there have been similar rearguard actions in British history which didn't get anything like the same attention because they hadn't followed a huge defeat the day before. Just to be clear no Zulu's were sent to attack Rorkes Drift approximately 4 thousand of the 20 thousand that had routed our Soldiers at Islandwana took it upon themselves as they didn't feel they had contributed to the route and wanted to impress Chetawayo.
This video was uploaded 4 months ago but it looks as if it was made in 2012 lol
the 2 movies would be "Zulu" & "Zulu Dawn" both worth watching, along with the Sabaton History eps on this
4:50 That's learned Caroliner discipline. Fire, roll back, let the next fire while you reload
Earlier the same day the Zulus had massacred 1’500 British and colonial troops that had been caught in the open. So the Zulus could replace there older guns with the same single shot rifles used at this battle. Those single shot rifles were quick to reload and a trained solider could expect to hit three or four Zulus as they charged. But that still left around 17 spears against each bayonet all whilst being shot at by Zulus from a hilltop. It was the tactic of building walls of sacks and boxes to slow the Zulu charge that won the day.
Thank you so much for all of the great information
They didn't really win. The Zulu retreated (the most likely theory being they were too low on morale to continue). Some think too that they respected the defenders bravery so much they opted not to kill them. The Zulu had the numbers left to kill the remaining defenders and the defenders were down to one building left to defend when they pulled back.
Everyone gives the British credit and props for this battle but I think the Zulu were far more impressive. Can you imagine the courage it took to run at your enemy with nothing but a spear while they were all armed with rifles, let alone that they won many times doing that? Insane bravery.
It's really unknown why the Zulu retreated but if they hadn't it's very possible they could have overrun the British position in this battle. They still had massively superior numbers at the time they pulled back
Also the British had about 5min to set up defenses by the time they heard the Zulu were coming. The Zulu were known for being notoriously fast.
I'm still around... just busy. Boy can you *really* NOT hear Tommy! His signature guitar sound and backing vocals are so prominent now!
Still, love an historical Sabaton song!
It's not Tommy. He hadn't become a member yet when this song was recorded.
So tommy is not in the album "The Last Stand" he did join 2016, but that was after the album was made. It is Chirs Rörland and Thobbe Englund.
@@Anders-M Yes, that's what I said... I cannot hear Tommy. Point being, in their newer songs...I can really hear him well!
@@amygoodson-catlady I misunderstood. Wolfman wondered who was playing the guitar, and I thought your response was "boy can you really not hear Tommy?"...
@@Anders-M That was on me for using double negatives! Sorry Anders!
Someone else might have already made this point just to say 8 Victoria Crosses were awarded for this conflict which is the highest award in Britain.
11 actually
spears and leather shield vs henry rifles with caliber 12.5 mm
not hurt, amputated.
Bantu's are the bad guys
Down vote for being a liberal and immediately condeming the British without knowing the reasons for the war.
This was not just a case of the British invading and colonising. It was a response to the constant raiding by zulus into British and Boer lands. War was inevitable. The zulus along with all the black tribes (xhosa, bantu, ndebele) are not native to South Africa. They originated to the north in the congo and conquered what is now SA, slaughtering the native Khoi Khoi and San peoples. The vast majority of land in SA was bought or traded off the natives by the British and Boer. History is now being revised by anti-White liberals to spread White guilt while making saints out of blacks.
true, the Mfecane
"For being a liberal" lmao.