The political lead-up to this conflict saw the formulation of a plan for federation by Lord Carnarvonand
The political lead-up to this conflict saw the formulation of a plan for federation by Lord Carnarvonand Sir Henry Bartle Frere. One battle in this conflict saw Gonville Bromhead and John Chard leadtheir men in forming a defensive line behind mealie bags; that engagement led to the awarding ofeleven Victoria Crosses for the successful defense of (*) Rorke's Drift. The commander of the victoriousarmy in this conflict's final battle repelled repeated enemy charges by forming his men into a largesquare, after which he captured the enemy capital of Ulundi. Prior to that battle, that commander, LordChelmsford, had suffered a crushing defeat after his men were overrun by the enemy's buffalo hornsformation. For 10 points, name this 1879 war between the United Kingdom and a South African kingdomruled by such men as Cetshwayo and Shaka.
The political lead-up to this conflict saw the formulation of a plan for federation by Lord Carnarvonand
Anglo-Zulu War