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Cetshwayo returned no answer to the demands [f] [17] of Bartle Frere, and in January 1879 a British force under Lieutenant General Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford invaded Zululand, without authorization by the British Government. [14] [15] The exact date of the invasion was 11 January 1879.
Wood c.1879. British forces invaded Zululand in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War.The advance was made in three columns, a left column under Lieutenant-Colonel Evelyn Wood, a centre column under Lieutenant-General Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford and a right column under Colonel Charles Pearson.
The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi (Zulu: oNdini) on 4 July 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War.The British army broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and burning the royal kraal of oNdini.
The British government was concerned that the Zulu victory could inspire imperial unrest, particularly among the Boers, and as such sought to quash any such possibilities by swiftly defeating the Zulu Kingdom. [115] [113] [116] After Isandlwana, the British field army in South Africa was heavily reinforced and again invaded Zululand.
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Another force passed Misi Hill and approached the laager, forming the right horn of the impi. [ 8 ] The Bull's Head formation came at a run on the three sides of the laager as Chelmsford had wanted; at a range of 300–400 yd (270–370 m) the British infantry opened fire, supported by the Gatling guns and rockets.
On the north, No. 4 (Left Flank) Column crossed the Blood River into the Zululand on January 6. No. 3 (Centre) Column (accompanied and effectively commanded by Lord Chelmsford) crossed into Zulu territory across the Rorke's Drift following the expiry of the British ultimatum, on 11 January 1879 . Day after, on 12th January 1879, No. 1 (Right ...
The incident was seized upon by Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the British high commissioner for Southern Africa, as a pretext for war with the Zulu, and reparations for the incident formed part of his December 1878 ultimatum to the Zulu king Cetshwayo. British forces invaded Zululand on 11 January 1879, following the expiry of the ultimatum.