This documentary dives into the Battle of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, uncovering the events of the Anglo-Zulu War. Witness shocking British losses, courageous last stands, and the powerful tactics of the Zulu army in 1879.
ERRORS CORRECTED FOR THIS UPLOAD
- It should be 1st Lt. Cavaye, not Capt.
- Conical Hill corrected.
- Photo of James Brickhill was actually Rev. Smith.
- Bradstreet led the Newcastle Mounted Rifles, not the Natal Mounted Rifles.
- Russell’s Rocket Battery was carried on mules, not wagons.
- Porteous was a Lt., not a Captain
- No.3 Column had 7 companies of 2/24th.
- Natal Native Contingent corrected
- Rifle calibers corrected
- Major Spalding’s picture corrected
Time Stamps
- 00:00 – Invasion
- 04:20 – British & Zulu Forces
- 12:47 – January 22, 1879
- 20:18 – Ad Break
- 21:01 – First Zulu Sighting
- 24:15 – Durnford Arrives at Isandlwana
- 26:36 – Durnford’s Folly
- 30:06 – The Zulu Chest
- 34:14 – Ntshingwayo’s Shock
- 35:39 – Stranded Rocket Battery
- 37:53 – Isandlwana Camp 11:30am
- 39:35 – Durnford is Stopped
- 42:33 – Right Horn Spotted
- 45:06 – Zulus Reach Isandlwana
- 49:45 – Durnford’s Fighting Retreat
- 52:04 – Main Firing Line
- 54:56 – Durnford’s Retreat
- 58:52 – Pope’s Mistake
- 01:00:45 – Speculation
- 01:01:28 – The Thin Red Line Breaks
- 01:09:09 – Forgotten Right Horn
- 01:12:47 – Pulleine’s Demise
- 01:15:38 – Durnford’s Last Stand
- 01:18:15 – Buffalo River
- 01:21:27 – Younghusband’s Charge
- 01:23:19 – After the Battle
- 01:27:00 – Rorke’s Drift
- 01:29:34 – January 22, 1879
- 01:31:29 – Decision to Stay
- 01:39:16 – Zulus Sighted
- 01:42:16 – Zulu Attack Begins
- 01:54:14 – Battle of the Hospital
- 01:58:57 – Spalding “Returns”
- 02:00:05 – Nightfall
- 02:04:04 – January 23, 1879
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