The Battle of Gingindlovu | Zulus Vs British | Total War Cinematic Battle

Published 2024-04-16
The Battle of Gingindlovu was fought on 2 April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the Siege of Eshowe and a Zulu impi of King Cetshwayo.

00:00 The British are besieged
00:29 Chelmsford's column
01:09 Chelmsford sets up camp
01:56 John Dunn scouts
02:31 The Zulu Impi
03:31 Chelmsford's plan
04:06 The Impi arrives
04:48 The Battle begins
06:12 The British hold the line
06:41 The British cavalry engage
07:20 The fight rages on
07:55 The Second cavalry attack
08:17 The Zulu army breaks
08:53 Losses
09:32 Aftermath

All Comments (21)
  • @manuelacosta9463
    That two man night time scouting mission must've been quite unnerving especially knowing thousands of enemy soliders are near. Dunn's near discovery was hair raising and his return across the river to his companion certainly was a breath of fresh air for them. Night with mist is the perfect combination for a swarming ambush.
  • @zach7193
    It appears that the British learned their lesson from Isandlwana and were prepared for the Zulu in this battle with defense of wagons around their camp. British firepower held the Zulus at bay. British held their ground, Chelmsford recovers from the loss at Isandlwana and restored British fortunes.
  • @edgingjogo
    imagine being a zulu soldier having never seen combat, and, at once, you see these guns firing down upon you, weapons and noises you've never heard of start firing at you and you continue charging forward. those men had balls of steel.
  • Love watching these takes on past battles absolutely brilliant πŸ‘ from Carlisle Cumbria England
  • @scottjames1965
    These videos are outstanding. One minor criticism though. I find the leaves,etc blowing about in the air to be extraneous and distracting.
  • @ArmyJames
    β€œNobody told you to stop working.”
  • @Rundogz
    A night attack would have put spears on a much better footing vs rifles.
  • @gerardhogan3
    These are great graphics. I liked the lads on the 9lber. Looked realistic. The RDs landing into the advancing mob and a couple of bodies flying in the sky.
  • @ericthompson3402
    Anyone else wondering what happened to the 10 year old that got captured? Thrust into the middle of a horrible battle at such a tender age and surviving a crazy charge like that! Then taken in by the English navy to sail the seas. I wonder what became of him after that and how long he lived and whatnot. That would make for an epic biography and/or screenplay no?
  • @Thomas-ou6zn
    Hey man awesome video, what mod is this though?
  • @PeterBren
    Very good. Please never reveal or indicate the outcome of the battles at the beginning.
  • @paultyson4389
    Well done. The animation is excellent and your commentary as well. Over the last year or so I have seen other animations of past historical battles that were absolute rubbish and appeared to have been generated by some sort of Ai . They claimed to have over a million views but there were few comments. I am glad to see they appear to have been culled out.
  • Charges are described as being conducted mounted infantry. The video appears to show cavalry specifically lancers however?
  • You are using some of Mods I made it, can you please Link the names in description for Copyright Safety?