The center column suffered a worse fate, having one of its camps completely overrun and losing over one thousand men.
One of the two official casus belli for this conflict was the kidnapping and murder of the wives of a certain Sihayo, who had fled from him across the two polities' respective border. The invasion beginning the war was conducted with three columns. The left wing was under the command of Evelyn Wood and would remain rather inactive; the right column under the command of Charles Pearson was surrounded and besieged for two months; only after a later victory at Gingindlovu was that force at Eshowe relieved. The center column suffered a worse fate, having one of its camps completely overrun and losing over one thousand men. These setbacks, followed by the death of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, led to the commissioning of General Wolseley to assume command, spurring the previous commander, Lord Chelmsford, to finish the war by seizing the enemy capital at Ulundi. For 10 points, name this colonial conflict that featured such battles as Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.
One of the two official casus belli for this conflict was the kidnapping and murder of the wives of a certain Sihayo, who had fled from him across the two polities' respective border.
Anglo-{Zulu} War