How Zulu Warriors Pushed The British Army To Breaking Point | History Of Warfare | War Stories

The battle of Rorke's Drift went down in history for all the wrong reasons. What is commonly spun as a heroic victory for the British is actually the result of being pushed to the very edge by a numerically inferior native force of Zulu warriors fighting against modern military equipment using primitive weapons like spears and bows. How did the mighty British forces end up backed into a corner fighting for their lives?
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