The Zulu War has held popular interest more consistently than any
of the many colonial conflicts of the Victorian age, yet original
accounts by participants are few and far between. All the more
reason, therefore, to welcome the republication of this valuable
and rare memoir. Its author, Colonel G. Hamilton-Browne - a
military adventurer known as 'Maori Browne' for his role in New
Zealand's Maori wars - was an officer commanding native troops in
the Natal Native Contingent in 1879. He took part in Britain's
march into Zulu land under Lord Chelmsford, and gives an
enthralling eyewitness account of the battle of Isandlhwana -
perhaps Britain's greatest and most humiliating defeat in the
history of the British Empire. Browne was also one of the first
people to arrive at the scene of Rorke's Drift after its tiny
garrison had successfully withstood a prolonged Zulu assault. For
the many Zulu War fans, this book is a must.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!