Black soldiers of the queen : the Natal native contingent in the Anglo-Zulu War /

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Africans who fought alongside the British against the Zulu king. "Black Africans made up more than half of the British army that invaded Zululand in January of 1879 and went on to fight the storied battles of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and Ulundi. The British force totaled some 16,800 men,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, P. S. (Paul Singer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
Edition:Rev. ed.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army > Colonial forces > South Africa > History > 19th century.
Great Britain. > Army
1800-1899
Zulu War, 1879.
Zulu War, 1879 > Regimental histories.
Guerre des Zoulous, 1879.
Guerre des Zoulous, 1879 > Histoire des unités.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Armed Forces > Colonial forces
Regimental histories
South Africa
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The coming of war
  • Mobilization : the first regiment, pioneers and mounted troops
  • Mobilization (continued) : the second and third regiments
  • The third regiment in the Zulu country
  • Disaster at Isandlwana
  • Escape from the Zulu country
  • Disbanding of the third regiment
  • The second regiment to Eshowe and back
  • Remodelling of the contingent
  • The relief of Eshowe
  • War in the thorns
  • War on the plain
  • War in the hills
  • In the Zulu heartland
  • Victory at Ulundi
  • The king chase
  • The return of peace.

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