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Today in 1879, the Zulu defeated the British at Isandlwana Mountain

In this day in history, the Zulu kingdom celebrated a victory against the British Empire. Although they had less advanced weapons, they had a better knowledge of the land and outnumbered the British soldiers, leaving few survivors

January 22, 2019 · 1 min · 78 words · Derek Reed

But the King had an army of 24 000 Zuluimpiesarmed only with spears and outdated guns.

The skirmish lasted until the next day and the British were defeated.

A total of 1329 British soldiers were killed and only 55 survived.

3000 Zulu warriors were killed.

Unfortunately, the British got reinforcements from London and defeated the Zulus, later capturing their king.

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