British Forces in Zululand, 1879

by Ian Knight

Osprey's study of British troops prior to and during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879). On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one solution to the complex problems which beset the region was to overthrow the last powerful independent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855321092
• ISBN13: 9781855321090
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"