title: British Infantryman vs Zulu Warrior: Anglo-Zulu War 1879 (Combat)
author:  Ian Knight 
description: This is the third book in the new Combat series from Osprey which looks at soldiers who faced each other in battle. The book compares the fighting styles and tactics of the British and Zulus in three very different battles -- Nyezane (22 January 1879), iSandlwana (22 January 1879), and Khambula (29 March 1879). Accounts from combatants on both sides are included. Besides the period black and white photos and artwork, there are color maps, color photos of the battlefields as they appear today, and weapons carried by British troops and Zulus. Illustrator Peter Dennis has done some excellent panoramic paintings of the battles as well as full-page illustrations of both a British infantryman and a typical Zulu warrior. <i>IPMS/USA</i>
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  # Author's End Note
  
  
  
  
  
  Hands up everyone who recognized that battle. Yes, it was loosely based on the
  battle of Rorke's Drift, one of the early battles of the Zulu War. (January
  22nd and 23rd, 1879). In this battle, a hundred and thirty-nine men and
  officers of the British Army, thirty-five of whom were sick or injured, held
  off what was later estimated to be a force of 4,000 Zulus. The movie Zulu,
  staring Michael Caine, was a fairly accurate dramatization of the battle
  although none of the many historical records mention competitive singing.
  
  
  
  
  
  For their efforts in saving the Rorke's Drift post, a total of eleven men were
  awarded with the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery, making this the
  highest number ever awarded for a single engagement in British Military
  History.
  
  
  
  
  
  Color-Sergeant F. Bourne, the senior NCO, was not among those eleven. He
  received instead a Distinguished Conduct Medal.
  
  
  
  
  
  Why, although his bravery and courage under fire were unquestioned and he 