The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 saw British-led armies invade the Zulu Kingdom in Southern Africa as part of a wider plan to unify various territories into a single British-controlled state. Despite their spectacular success in the opening Battle of Isandlwana in January, the Zulus, armed only with spears, could not win a war against an enemy with rifles, machine guns, and artillery. After its army was destroyed at Ulundi in July, the Zulu Kingdom was divided into 13 states subordinate to British rule.
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