Collecting Weapons of the Anglo-Zulu Wars | HCF
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Collecting weapons of the Anglo-Zulu wars. Presenter, Adam, has collected unique weapons of the Anglo-Zulu Wars. This time period has been overshadowed by other major conflicts in the world.
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Anglo-Zulu war, Zulu war, Zulu, African British war, Zulu weapons, Henry Martini rifle, assegai iron spear, cow hide shield, Battle of Isandlwana, Zululand, Zulu Kingdom, South Africa, Isandlwana, Battle of Ulundi, British Zulu war, assagai
The Africa craft of war items metal , rock , wood is unprecedented in the history of humanity.. absolutely.
exceptional.
I went looking for this sort of information years ago and couldn't readily find it. You guys do some fantastic work. 👍
Very interesting presentation! Plus background music. Lots of interesting weapons and interesting questions. This diminished the image of that war in my eyes, as I thought it was a massacre that the British carried out with ease. But when I hear that they were close to losing, I'm surprised. But this shows how interesting it is to study history and check details. Amateur historians often have more interesting things to tell than professional historians copying their conclusions from other older sources.
Thanks.
This guy is such a good lecturer. As well as knowing his weapons, he also knows his history.
(The 1879 Anglo-Zulu War was, actually, a totally unprovoked attack by the British Empire upon 'Zululand', which was, essentially, a soverign state. The British had expansionist plans and the Zulu nation were in the way! The Zulus had NEVER attacked 'white' Natal/South Africa settlements prior to 1879. Or after, indeed. All the battles in The Anglo/Zulu war took place upon what was previously Zulu territory.) The Zulu didn't want this fight.
But that's how Empires worked way back then. (And still do, look at Russia/Ukraine???)
This is NOT to suggest that the Zulu Nation was not, in itself, an 'Imperial' nation. (Since Shaka, they dominated and conquered other tribes in Natal/Zululand through savage military means...) Though they never invaded British held territory.
One last thing? (Everyday is a school day!) I'm a student of The Zulu Wars. (But I never knew that the stabbing spear or 'assegai' had a 'pommel' at the rear of the spear shaft so that would make it easier to pull the weapon out of the body of a stabbed adversary! Makes sense!!!)
Great lecture, great lecturer.
xx SF
You forgot the casus belli of the Zulu War. The Main cause was the king ordering the dragging back some young Zulu women who had gone into Natal for asylum as tgey didn't want to marry an impi that the king had decided was to be ringed and decided these women who already had made attachments to another group of younger warriors. These women were dragged back and executed by command of the king as an example of his authority.. Yup definitely an excuse but it would have happened eventually as the kingdom was already fracturing.
Are those bag pipes in the background? 😂 If so, thats a hilarious coincidence
fascinating talk. wish i couldve seen the weapons 1st hand. interesting factoid; the amount of white a state owned shield showed was proportional to the age and experience of the fighting cohort. the older you were, the more white showed. the zulu bred cattle specifically for brown/white patterns. i learned this from the redcoat history channel. he interviewed the great (or great -great) grandson of the chief.
Awesome Collection Thanks For Bringing This War to Light 😊😀😎👍🏼
Did the British have time to clean their rifles during Rorkes drift? Im not a BP shooting (yet) but i cannot imagine they could shoot much more than 50 rounds before rhey REALLY started having problems. It's really not something most people would think about but its an important aspect nonetheless
Great presentation.
If the British Army spoke the Zulu language better, they probably would’ve clicked right away.
You're missing the stabbing Axe "isizenze" from your collection🙂, It looks like a standard axe with a stabbing tip.