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Origin of Zulus--Their tribes--Senzagacone--Chaka--His wars--Innovations--Administration--Standing army--Death--Position of Zulus amongst kindred tribes--First contact with whites--The Boers--The English--Panda--His reign and death--Accession of Cetywayo--His promises to the English--Breaches of faith--The boundary question--Its origin and nature--The case of Sirayo--Its history--The Middle Drift affair--Other causes of war--The Ultimatum sent--Official declaration of war--State of the British forces--Cetywayo's army and its organization--Their tactics. 1

Plan of campaign--Native levies--Special service officers--The advance--Pearson's column--Glyn's column--Wood's column--Utrecht--First brush with the enemy--Difficulties of transport--Action on Inyezani--Pearson at Ekowe--Glyn's advance--Durnford's failure--Isandhlwana--Description of camp--The battle--Details--Reconnaissance and return of Lord Chelmsford--Rorke's Drift--Causes of Isandhlwana--Remarks. 24

Ekowe described--The fort--Guard for the frontier--Raid on Dabulamanzi's Kraal--Another raid--Life in Ekowe--Wood at Potter's Kraal--Capture of Baglusini--Skirmish and capture of cattle--Destruction of Manyanyoba Kraal--Colonel Rowlands--Capture of Makatees Kop--Junction with Wood--Camp at Kambula--Coming in of Oham--Disaster at Intombi Drift--Death of Moriarty--Rescue of Oham's wives and people--Events that led to the attack on Umbelini--The Zlobani--The attack--Details--Death of Campbell--Narrow escape of Wood--Death of Weatherly--St. Helena and H.M.S. "Shah." 67

Effects of Zlobani--Description of Kambula Camp--Desperate Zulu attack thereon--Description of the battle--Deaths of Lieutenants Bright and Nicholson--Gallant rescue by Captain Woodgate--Force and commanders of the Zulu attack--Their losses--The English losses--Fortifications at Kambula Kop--Block House--Arrival of despatches--Exciting scene. 132

Organization of column for relief of Ekowe--The march--Heliographic signals--Camp at Ginghilovo--Disposition of the troops--Zulu advance--The battle--English victory--Death of Colonel Northey--English losses--Zulu force and loss--Relief of Ekowe--Meeting of Pearson and Chelmsford--State of Ekowe garrison--Barrow's cavalry raid on Dabulamanzi's kraal--British sentry firing on British troops. 156

End of first period of the Zulu war--Organization of fresh advance--Reinforcements from England--Scene in Durban--Disembarkation of troops--Cavalry camp at Berea--Lord Chelmsford's arrival at Durban--His reception--Review of Lancers and King's Dragoon Guards at Cato Manor--Plan of new campaign--Composition of No. 1 column--Composition of No. 2 column--Cask bridge over Amatikula--Forts Crealock and Chelmsford--Wood's reconnaissance to Blood River--Description of Blood River and its scenery--Appearance of Buller's Light Horse--Removal of Wood's Kambula camp--Grandier's capture and escape--His tale--Description of Dabulamanzi and Cetywayo--Death of Dabulamanzi. 184

Lord Chelmsford with Wood at Kambula--Patrol by Buller--Capture of cattle--Scene from Kambula Kop--Zulu attack on patrol--Removal of Wood's camp to Mayegwhana--Wood's force--Scarcity of drivers and voorlopers--Newdigate at Conference Hill--Fort and dep?t at Conference Hill--Work of No. 1 column--Exciting incident with a convoy--Distribution of troops--Forts on the Tugela, Inyezani, and at Ginghilovo--System of guards and precautions against surprises--All ready for the advance--Recapitulation of military situation--Newdigate's forts at Landsman's Drift--Arrangements for garrisons in rear of advance--The Lower Tugela command--Patrol by Wood and Buller in direction of Isandhlwana--Second patrol by Buller--Zulu attack--The Prince Imperial on patrol--Reconnaissance in force to Isandhlwana and burial of the dead. 221

Advance of the 2nd column--Landsman's Drift to Kopje Allein--Description of camp--Plan of campaign--Discovery of Port Durnford--It becomes the base of 1st division--Troops composing 1st column--Crealock's journey to Durnford. 256

Death of the Prince Imperial--Lieutenant Carey's account--Discrepancies in and comments thereon--Feeling in the camp--Expedition under General Marshall to search for the body--Description of the spot--Recovery of the body--Court-martial on Carey. 268

March of the 2nd column--Kopje Allein--Climate of the locality--Sickness among the troops--Evil effects of Cardwell's system--Embassy from Zulu chiefs--Cavalry skirmish--Death of Adjutant Frith--Difficulties of transport--Reinforcement of Wood--Appointment of Sir Garnet Wolseley--Opinion of the troops thereon--Alleged inhumanities--The helioscope. 295

Advance of 1st column--Description of route--Forts Crealock and Chelmsford--Causes of delay--Sickness of troops and its origin--Capture of cattle--Proposals for peace by Umsintwanga--His interview with Crealock--Surrender of Umguelumgwizi--Advance of 2nd division--Details of troops composing it--A fortified kraal--Fort built by Wood on the Umlatoosi--Patrol by Buller--Burning of five kraals in the Usipexi district--Amhlabatini--Dep?t there described--Envoys from Cetywayo--Advance to White Umvolosi--Wood's camp--Lord Chelmsford's ultimatum to Cetywayo. 311

Raid across the Umvolosi by Buller--Gallant rescue of a sergeant by Lord William Beresford--Buller's losses--Umvolosi crossed by the main body--Formation of troops into square--Total numbers--Firing of kraals--Advance of Zulus from Ulundi--The Zulu attack--Repulse of Zulus--Pursuit by Cavalry--Death of Wyatt-Edgell--Losses of both sides--Withdrawal of English army--Effects of the battle of Ulundi--Surrender of 700 Zulus to Crealock--Cause of retreat after Ulundi--Resignation of Lord Chelmsford--His farewell parade--Epitome of work done by 1st column, and why it was not present at Ulundi--Ondini burnt by Barrow. 337

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