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Old Books - Military
Essentials for Local Historians, Genealogists & Family Historians

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History of the Zulu War

AUTHOR: A Wilmot
FIRST PUB.: 1880
THIS EDITION: 2009

CD-ROM £10.00
 

249 page book, supplied as a PDF document on CD-ROM.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1.
Early history of the Zulu Nation and of Natal

Chapter 2.
Native policy in Natal - Laws, customs and religion of the Zulus

Chapter 3.
Events preliminary to Zulu War - Commencement of hostilities

Chapter 4.
Lord Chelmsford's plans - The Battle of Isandhlwana - The heroic defence of Rorke's Drift - Panic in the Colony - Request for reinforcements - Reply from the Queen - The Ministry - Sir Bartle Frere - Lord Chelmsford

Chapter 5.
Pearson's Column - March to Ekowe - Battle of Inyezane - Ekowe - Zulu Army - Wood's Column - Reinforcements from England - The Colonists - The Navy

Chapter 6.
The Zlobane Mountain - Piet Uys - The Battle of Kambula - The Intombe Disaster - Battle of Ghinghelovo - Relief of Ekowe

Chapter 7.
The Services of Native Contingents - Lord Chelmsford and Sir H. Bulwer - Review of the Campaign - Difficulties of Transport - Immense Delay - Burying the Dead at Isandhlwana

Chapter 8.
Sir Bartle Frere's Policy - Censure of the Home Government - Slow Operations - Affair of the 5th of June - The Prince Imperial - His Arrival - Services - Character - Death - Court-Martial - Funeral Rites and Embarkation of the body of the Prince Imperial

Chapter 9.
The Policy of Sir Bartle Frere - Slow advance of the British Columns - Appointment and arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley - Battle of Ulundi - Resignation and departure of Lord Chelmsford

Chapter 10.
Lord Chelmsford's Policy - Promptness and decision of Sir Garnet Wolseley - The Hunt & Capture of Cetywayo - Departure from Natal - The Last of the Zulu Kings a prisoner of the Castle of Cape Town - Great Meetings with Zulu Chiefs - Sir G. Wolseley's Speech - Settlement of the Country - End of the War