"Firepower and Firearms in the Zulu War of 1879" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Jul 2019 9:30 p.m. PST |
"Since the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, controversy has gone on concerning the reasons for the almost total annihilation of the British force, under the overall command of Lt General Chelmsford, KCB. The success or failure of any force is dependent mainly on its firepower…."
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 chicklewis  | 18 Jul 2019 3:59 a.m. PST |
The publication is from 1979. It still talks about the lack of screwdrivers to open the ammunition boxes as one of the factors in the defeat, even though, to my knowledge, this has been convincingly disproven since that time. |
| Col Durnford | 18 Jul 2019 5:33 a.m. PST |
Yes, blaming it on an admin issue and not poor leadership has always been part of the coverup. |
| Tango01 | 18 Jul 2019 12:03 p.m. PST |
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| Nick Pasha | 21 Jul 2019 8:12 p.m. PST |
The cause of the defeat of the British, to me, was Pulleine's decision to form company formation instead of a tight square, and Durnford's decision to take badly needed troops out of a defensive position to search for Zulus. |
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