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The Spartans of Africa? The reality of the Zulu army (1879)
The Redcoat History Podcast
18 minutes
2 days ago
The Spartans of Africa? The reality of the Zulu army (1879)
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Historians often refer to them as the Spartans of Africa. The Zulus famously destroyed a British force at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879.
But what do we really know about that victorious warrior army? In today’s video I’m going to walk you through their training, tactics, and organisation.Did they have guns? And could they really run fifty miles a day and fight a battle at the end of it?
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The Redcoat History Podcast
The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories