The outcome of this battle would eventually be avenged at the Battle of Ulundi, in which a more successful defensive formation was employed, in contrast to the weak line deployed at this battle, which was overrun by the victorious side's Buffalo Horns formation.
This battle resulted from the Earl of Carnarvon's attempt to set up a federation similar to that which he had earlier created in Canada. To support that cause, High Commissioner Bartle Frere issued this battle's eventual victors an unacceptable ultimatum that ordered them to disband their army, permit missionary activity, and allow for a resident British agent. After this battle, Garnet Wolseley was dispatched to replace the losing commander, Lord Chelmsford, and this battle was immediately followed by an action that saw eleven Victoria Crosses awarded for a successful defense of the mission station at Rorke's Drift. The outcome of this battle would eventually be avenged at the Battle of Ulundi, in which a more successful defensive formation was employed, in contrast to the weak line deployed at this battle, which was overrun by the victorious side's Buffalo Horns formation. For 10 points, name this disastrous defeat for the British Army, the opening battle of the Anglo-Zulu War.
This battle resulted from the Earl of Carnarvon's attempt to set up a federation similar to that which he had earlier created in Canada.
Battle of Isandlwana