British forces defeat the Zulu army at Kambula

British columns crossed into Zululand after Cetshwayo rejected the ultimatum. The invasion began an imperial war to destroy Zulu political independence.

Chelmsford's column camped beneath Isandlwana without entrenching or forming a wagon laager. Zulu forces were already moving to oppose the invasion.

Zulu forces destroyed the main British camp at Isandlwana in one of the most significant African victories over a European imperial army during the nineteenth century.

After the victory at Isandlwana, a Zulu reserve force attacked the British post at Rorke's Drift. The garrison held the position after an overnight battle.

Zulu forces attacked Evelyn Wood's troops at Hlobane and drove the British from the mountain. The engagement preceded the larger battle at Kambula.

The British burned the royal capital after defeating the Zulu army. The battle destroyed the kingdom's military power and opened the way for its political fragmentation.

Cetshwayo was captured in the Ngome forest after the defeat of the Zulu Kingdom. Colonial authorities imprisoned and exiled him.

British authorities divided Zululand among appointed chiefs, weakening central authority and encouraging civil conflict.

After a combined British and allied assault on the Pedi stronghold, Sekhukhune surrendered and was imprisoned. His defeat ended a major centre of African resistance to settler and imperial expansion.

Sekhukhune was killed by supporters of his rival Mampuru after his release from prison. His death occurred amid colonial intervention and internal conflict created by the struggle over Pedi...