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

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The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on 4 July 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British army broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and burning the royal kraal of oNdini.

00:00 The British second invasion into Zulu land
01:20 The Zulu messengers
01:57 The British advance quickens
03:24 The British reject the Zulus offer
04:39 The British scout the area
05:27 The Zulu attack the scouts
06:13 The British prepare for battle
07:32 The British provoke the Zulus into an attack
08:34 The Battle begins
10:30 The Zulu army begins to break
10:58 The British pursuit
11:36 Aftermath
All Comments (21)
  • @cliveclerkenville2637
    The Zulu had by this point already massacred the other tribes in the region. They lived by the sword.
  • @gilmer3718
    Surprising that Chelmsford wasn't court-martialed for disregarding direct orders, regardless of the outcome.
  • @robinaboy
    You have to admire the Zulus’ bravery but the insanity of charging a well set-up and well-armed defensive position of firearms is hard to fathom. No guile, no playing to their own strengths, nothing unexpected. Madness.
  • @adamcunningham2511
    Outstanding how far the thin red line could reach and be effective. Amazing .
  • @zach7193
    Well, this was something. It's the different from the first one. That one had no commentary. Ulundi was the death knell for the Zulu kingdom. "An assegai has been thrust into the nation. There aren't enough tears to mourn for the dead." Said Cetshwayo.
  • @Old299dfk
    These are just pixels on a computer screen, 1' and 0's. But the fact remains, each of those characters was a real person. In real life. Who lived. They grew up being cared for by mother and father, the partied, they had friends, and fell in love. They had dreams and aspirations. All of that was blown to smithereens on that battlefield. It's easy to be disassociated from the horror because of the simple representation. But if you take a moment to contemplate all that loss of life. It's insane.
  • @mzwandilejanuary4222
    The Zulus needed to have been led by Ndlambe / Maqoma. I mean, they had a taste of British guns at Sandlwana. Why on earth would they charge at the British in broad day light. That was madness. They had no situational awareness
  • @manuelacosta9463
    Buller's instincts proved correct and consequential while Chelmsford's rush to salvage his reputation was both darkly comical yet unsurprising. Him handing command to Wolseley after this victory was the ultimate snub even if he never commanded again. The Zulus as usual where mad brave charging those volleys.
  • @srgmiller340
    Chelmsford should have been court marshalled and stripped of his rank for his incompetence
  • @McD4VE
    So good to see Chard that was awesome.
  • @1089maul
    Very interesting and unusual presentation! Thanks. Really enjoyed it!
  • @legolover2588
    the voice and animations is absolutely stunning as well as educational on a whole other level!