The Siege of Eshowe | Zulus Vs British | Total War Cinematic Battle

The siege of Eshowe took place during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The siege was part of a three-pronged attack on the Zulu Impis of king Cetshwayo at Ulundi. After an incursion as far as Eshowe Colonel Charles Pearson was besieged there for two months by the Zulus.
Game - Napoleon: Total War
Mods - Victoria at war (1879-1901)
00:00 The British cross into Zululand
01:20 The Zulus attack the column
02:52 The British arrive at the fort
04:07 The British are attacked again
04:48 The British hold out
05:20 Skirmishes with the Zulu
05:48 The relief column
06:33 The relief column's position
07:02 The Zulu impi
07:24 The battle begins
09:46 The British relieve Eshowe

[@manuelacosta9463]

The Zulus engaging in long range siege warfare with firearms is an aspect of this war that's not really examined but this siege provides quite the example especially before the relief and final Zulu charge. Vague orders and lack of information is a worse enemy to any commander.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks for watching man

[@SandboxHistoryTV]

Yes, I agree with you, maybe I should make this topic the subject of my second video!

[@aimaction7393]

TRUE. ALTHOUGH A GOOD COMMANDER WOULD MAKE UP HIS OWN ORDERS.

[@theworldasiknowit.5751]

I have to say it. I'm cutting through these vids like a hot knife through butter! Great research, great editing. It's captivating, accurate, and fun. Thanks for the hard work.

[@cinematicbattles559]

That's great to hear thanks a lot! More Zulu vids coming soon

[@whiteknightcat]

😂

[@humanvegetable]

Zulu 😮

[@Brian-om2hh]

The Zulus almost always attacked in advancing lines, on which concentrated rifle fire was effective. Once the Gatling gun became more prevalent, it had an even greater effect on Zulu attacking formations, causing very heavy losses.

[@pissedoff-is1mt]

Getting better and better mate!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Cheers mate

[@covand]

I'm really enjoying your videos. Can you do one based on Custer's Last Stand?

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thank you! I was never aware of this battle but now reading into it, it seems like something I'd enjoy making, stay tuned it might come out in the future...

[@covand]

​@@cinematicbattles559 Watch the battle scene from the movie "Son of the Morning Star." It's not that accurate, but it may give you some ideas for some scenes if you make your own video on Custer's Last Stand.

[@thenapoleanhistorybuff]

My guy keep this up I love this I hope you remember me

[@cinematicbattles559]

Cheers man😁

[@thenapoleanhistorybuff]

I love you!!!!!

[@seanjoseph8637]

Colour sergeant Frank Bourne (Nigel Green) is prominent...with some Chard.

[@hughblackwood8231]

annoyingly prominent

[@noctusfury6918]

If that is an "entrenchment," I'd love to see what a "fortress" looks like. 🤣

[@the5thmusketeer215]

COMMANDING OFFICER: “Colour Sergeant Bourne! I think it would steady the Men’s nerves, if you regularly repeated a short & simple phrase - in a confident & reassuring manner… Will you do that, Sergeant?” BOURNE: “ALRIGHT THEN…”

[@futuremaps]

you should do bloodiest battle ever (stalingrad) ik theres no total war game for ww2 but a game like gates of hell ostfront might work

[@cinematicbattles559]

Yes I do want to cover this, I think ill look into it and see if its possible

[@JohnJDwyer-fg9hk]

Epic!

[@Snowboarder16]

These videos are fantastic

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks a lot!

[@whiteknightcat]

😂

[@siyabongamahaye3946]

Hi, do you have any info on the Zulu generals and royal reps at Eshowe around this time or any info on Ommund Oftebro and his stay at the Mahaye homestead for 18yrs? Oftebro is the 1st missionary in the area. My family history has been wiped out completely and we have nothing except for what we've been told by our forefathers and find it hard to prove, as a result, nobody knows where we came from. Please help with any info if possible. Thank you

[@gabrielcalebgabrielcaleb4930]

cool, you should probably make a vid about ww1

[@cinematicbattles559]

Yes I am definitely considering it

[@8thcloud376]

Gatlings Vs Spears, that's not fair fight

[@pa5287]

GREAT

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks bro

[@peterhatch6242]

Please check the pronunciation of Natal, Tugela and Eshowe with a South African. Cheers.

[@caractacusbrittania7442]

You make eshowe fort look 50 foot high stone walls with ramparts Nonsense, It was a loose collection of buildings with a wooden palisade.

[@jediknight73]

Hes limited to the total war engine.

[@17_73]

The zulu were easly beaten because they wouldn't change their tactics even though the horns of the buffalo was fine against warriors with spears and clubs it was a disaster against rifles cannons mortars etc. Throwing thousands of warriors against entrenched troops with firearms and cannons was really pointless.

[@TexasHoosier3118]

Given the weapons available to the Zulus, what tactics should they have employed?

[@17_73]

@@TexasHoosier3118 They should have employed guerilla tactics and copied the british when required.

The Zulus won several battles against the British.

[@WilliamBurton-uc8yc]

​@@TexasHoosier3118Stoneage weapons against modern arts? Surrender.

[@jimmyhaley727]

good single shot rifles against spears,, guess who wins

[@Rugia-ox7hx]

OMG! Why are you people showing a stone bastion? when Eshowe was but a mere fort.

[@paulofelipebbraga9634]

Allright then.

[@rogerlawrence7562]

That's the voice of the Sergeant Major from "Zulu" . Totally different time.

[@swisstony4480]

nitpicker

[@rogerlawrence7562]

Armpit🖕@@swisstony4480

[@geoffjones4285]

Stanley Baker and Michael Caine would have sorted the Zulus out

[@TobiasRivers-os5tu]

The guy saying "Fall right in" sounds like Mace Tyrell from Game of Thrones.

[@Thecheesepals]

I don’t wanna be that guy but he’s saying “alright then” not fall right in.i can’t blame you though they sound very similar

[@whiteknightcat]

The sound sample is that of actor Nigel Green as Colour Sergeant Bourne from the 1964 film Zulu. His line at that point in the film was "Alright then! Nobody told you to stop working!"

[@AronsRepublic]

What mod did you use ?

[@cinematicbattles559]

Victoria at war

[@needlepark212]

I hear homer simpson

[@georgehays4900]

Red coats and white helmets make good targets.

[@user-ni9wu9et7j]

During that time the British would take mud and wipe it over the helmets so it did not stand out

[@JdeC1994]

(6:21) PRE-par-ing! 🙄🙄

[@geoffjones4285]

When was the Gatling gun used in the Zulu wars

[@sheepsfoot2]

battle of Ulundi !

[@georgehays4900]

Weird animation, every soldier looks the same.

[@futuremaps]

battle of cannae might be cool as well

[@cinematicbattles559]

I have done this one before ;)

[@futuremaps]

@@cinematicbattles559 link?

[@cinematicbattles559]

@@futuremaps kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCYqGljfquUaqM&ab_channel=HistoricalandCinematicBattles

[@danielclaeys4976]

this is really unbelievable this modern weapon against just old weapon knives an spears en the can win our defeat this group of people no i can can understand that ? what is a knives against a gun? do you think a knives is faster than a bullet?

[@philipanthonyhenderson6648]

Hy could you make the words on screen easily to read for us old buggers like your docos

[@cinematicbattles559]

My apologies I will try and improve this for future videos

[@JdeC1994]

(6:16) PRE-pared! 🙄🙄

[@user-dj3pp4hu9y]

Greed knows no boundaries

[@donaldmacdonald4901]

Human nature across every society

[@matibuchman9535]

what total war is that

[@cinematicbattles559]

Napoleon: Total War with the Victoria at War mod

[@waqarkhan4514]

What about the boar war are you gone show that 2

[@cinematicbattles559]

Yeah I’ve covered some of it before but I definitely want to cover all of it

Boer not Boar!

[@Fawnanimaltalent]

Whats the gane name

[@cinematicbattles559]

Napoleon: Total war

[@Fawnanimaltalent]

@@cinematicbattles559 Can you play it on Playstation 4

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Good to see this but please learn how to pronounce place names properly.

[@deserteglee]

battle of agincourt?

[@cinematicbattles559]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGe4lWOrp7SBmpI&ab_channel=HistoricalandCinematicBattles

[@garyvahl7658]

Interesting, try and get the pronunciations right. Tugela is pronounced Two-ge-la. Eshowe, E-Sho-We

[@cinematicbattles559]

My apologies, the narration was done using AI

[@garyvahl7658]

@@cinematicbattles559 the history is interesting, my forefathers fought in the Zulu War. My great great grandfather was with Chalmsford's column when Islandwela was fought. If he was at Islandwela, I would not be alive today.

[@siyabongamahaye3946]

​@@garyvahl7658Hi, do you have any info on the Zulu generals and royal reps at Eshowe around this time or any info on Ommund Oftebro and his stay at the Mahaye homestead for 18yrs? Oftebro is the 1st missionary in the area. My family history has been wiped out completely amd we have nothing except for what we've been told by our forefathers and find it hard to prove, as a result, nobody knows where we came from. Please help with any info if possible. Thank you

[@romuloloayza6616]

El genocidio la ambición contra un pueblo.

[@aimaction7393]

WELL PRESENTED IN GOOD ENGLISH WITHOUT THE USUAL WOKE LEFT STORY LINE, OR FOREIGN PRONUNCIATION. GOOD AUTHENTIC HISTORY.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thank you very much :))

[@tonybarnes3858]

Time to wake up.

[@aimaction7393]

@@tonybarnes3858 ?

[@aimaction7393]

@@tonybarnes3858 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? ARE YOU ASLEEP ?

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Grow up. What is it with these weird incel comments?

[@GravesRWFiA]

it's not 'natal' as in newly born but pronouced nah-Tal. between that and the fact you ripped off the sound track from zulu one wonders if you did any real research.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Sorry the narration was generated using AI

[@siyabongamahaye3946]

Hi, do you have any info on the Zulu generals and royal reps at Eshowe around this time or any info on Ommund Oftebro and his stay at the Mahaye homestead for 18yrs? Oftebro is the 1st missionary in the area. My family history has been wiped out completely amd we have nothing except for what we've been told by our forefathers and find it hard to prove, as a result, nobody knows where we came from. Please help with any info if possible. Thank you

[@tclark7932]

Just wish you’d stop using the audio from Zulu. The repetitive use of ‘nobody told you to stop working’ etc in every video is not only unimaginative but really egging boring.

[@cinematicbattles559]

My apologies this is just in the game I’m not personally adding this

[@edsecce5685]

I think from all the militaries strategies I know of, the Zulus is perhaps the most stupid one in the whole planet and human history.

[@section5760]

So nothing has changed much then??

[@michaelrichardson6051]

Double enveloping worked for Hannibal at Cannae and for the Americans at Cowpens.

Not as stupid as the British and French in WW I. 500,000 casualties in ONE DAY.

[@whiteknightcat]

Nay-tle? How in heck do people make videos without proofing or learning the basics? The word is pronounced Nuh-TAL, as in every other video or film. Inyezane? It's pronounced In-yeh-ZAH-ne. And that's as far as I got in this mess.

[@rocistone6570]

There is a VAST difference between "natal" (Nay-tel) and "Natal" (NA-TAL) PLEASE! For the sake of viewers' sanity and the appearance of your competence, please don't hesitate to LEARN IT and re-do the script for this video!

[@Chinlee52]

I think the narration is done by text-to-speech. Some inflections on words are a little wonky.

[@siyabongamahaye3946]

Hi, do you have any info on the Zulu generals and royal reps at Eshowe around this time or any info on Ommund Oftebro and his stay at the Mahaye homestead for 18yrs? Oftebro is the 1st missionary in the area. My family history has been wiped out completely amd we have nothing except for what we've been told by our forefathers and find it hard to prove, as a result, nobody knows where we came from. Please help with any info if possible. Thank you

[@felina887]

Gatling and rifles vs warriors armed with spears and shield.....uhm unfair fight.

[@user-um4zg4xs9o]

Lol blacks got rekt

[@section5760]

Know they reck towns and cities??

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Well done outing yourself.

[@britishpatriot7386]

You are not knowledgeable enough to put up these videos 😂

[@howardjolley2215]

Another bad view of a British battle. To start with, get rid of the lousy computer generated voice that mispronounces names. Secondly, the British marched in column not in a solid block like the French. Thirdly, engineers were still British soldiers and would not march without their redcoats. In addition, a stone structure like the one depicted as an entrenched position would take months to build. Just horrible.

[@thelightgamer7890]

It’s a video bro

[@thelightgamer7890]

And video game

[@PicachuEditz]

@@thelightgamer7890he’s true bro

[@chadrowe8452]

Start your own channel and maybe I'll sub

[@thehistoadian]

It's a video game (which the video editor didn't make) so he's kind of limited with what he has to work with.

[@brianbanks703]

why is the pretend battle sounds so loud? Isn't that childish? because drowns out the narrative that adults are more interested in

[@vargthevast]

Whine more

[@ralphdougherty1844]

Shut up…Just…Shut the hell up

[@jamesalexander3530]

Cry me a river little girl😢