Zulu Wars

Name: Zulu Wars
Released: 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Graham McTavish

TV Show · Documentary · History

Explores the British Redcoat Army's campaign in Zululand in 1879, which aimed to unite various black and white factions in South Africa under British authority. Interviews, on-location footage, and geological surveys give insight into the conflict.

2002 · 47m

Starring Graham McTavish

Director Trevor Green

EPISODE 1

The Road to Isandlwana

Setting the scene of the British campaign in Zululand, telling the fascinating story of the origins of the war, and explaining how Sir Henry Bartle-Frere engineered the British invasion.
EPISODE 2

The Washing of the Spears

News of the appalling disaster at Isandlwana is received with horror in Britain; the government does all it can to maximise the news of the momentous events at Rorke's Drift.
EPISODE 3

Twilight of the Zulus

Telling the story of the bloody second and final phase of the war, during which the British exacted terrible retribution on the Zulu nation and humiliated King Cetshwayo.