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How Did the Zulus Revolutionise South African Warfare? (2020x15)

Air date: Mar 28, 2020

At the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879, an army of Zulu warriors armed with cowhide shields and short stabbing spears succeeded in defeating and killing an army of 1,800 British regulars and their allies, armed with the latest European fire arms and artillery. The tactics they employed, the "Horns of the Buffalo" or Impondo Zankomo in isiZulu, owe their existence to the military genius of the man who forged the Zulu Empire in the heat of the African sun: Shaka. His military innovations and reforms included the invention of a new, shorter spear called the Assegai, or more commonly known by its isiZulu nickname: the iKlwa, and that of much larger, thicker shields capable of shielding his warriors when closing on an enemy from range. These inventions suited his tactical style of combat, surrounding an enemy and cutting them down at close quarters instead of the much lighter style that had predominated in African combat before. Off the battlefield he used psychological warfare and guerrilla tactics to great effect too. Article on Shaka's Military Reforms: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a612214.pdf Article on the Rise of the Zulu Empire & Warfare's Role: file:///C:/Users/Admin/Downloads/1999-zulu.pdf Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift - Ian Knight Related Videos of Mine: The Rise of the Zulu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig4Sb53rNpw The Great Trek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028OjMGirj0&t=25s The First Boer War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJwrZ0rlAa4&t=25s The South African Flag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwBLovFNQk&t=1s Is the Film "Zulu" Racist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtUlID2T0I4 Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert Join in the Banter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistorywHilbert Enter the Fray on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistorywHilbert/ Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop): https://ww