by Siggurdsson
"Battle of Kambula" by Melton Prior
Engraving published in March, 1879 London Illustrated News
(Unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of Wikipedia)
Engraving published in March, 1879 London Illustrated News
(Unless otherwise indicated, all illustrations are courtesy of Wikipedia)
It has been quite a while since I addressed the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 in my historical presentations. So, for today I will discuss the fight at Kambula, which demonstrated the foolishness of assaulting troops who not only occupied high ground, but were well-fortified with artillery support.