This Memorable Day

[R.A. Hettinga]

At 9:00 PM +0000 11/10/04, ken wrote:
>Be fair. They had a trained and disciplined army. Most of whom
>would obey orders to the death. That's worth a hell of a lot in
>battle.

Yeah, but the zulus had the wrong end of, well, the stick.

Take a look at, again, Hanson's "Carnage and Culture" for a nice discussion
of the Zulus in particular, and exactly why 18 brits in a hastily
constructed breastwork could hold off several thousand, killing most.

Cheers,
RAH
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