The Anglo-Zulu War Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom .

Frere , on his own initiative , without the approval of the British government and with the intent Aiming of instigating a war Hostile_encounter with the Zulu , had presented Presence an ultimatum on 11 December 1878 , to the Zulu king Cetshwayo with which the Zulu king could not comply Action , including disbanding Emptying his army and abandoning GiveUp key cultural traditions .

Frere , on his own initiative , without the approval of the British government and with the intent Aiming of instigating a war Hostile_encounter with the Zulu , had presented Presence an ultimatum on 11 December 1878 , to the Zulu king Cetshwayo with which the Zulu king could not comply Action , including disbanding Emptying his army and abandoning GiveUp key cultural traditions .

Frere , on his own initiative , without the approval of the British government and with the intent Aiming of instigating a war Hostile_encounter with the Zulu , had presented Presence an ultimatum on 11 December 1878 , to the Zulu king Cetshwayo with which the Zulu king could not comply Action , including disbanding Emptying his army and abandoning GiveUp key cultural traditions .

The war Hostile_encounter is notable for several particularly bloody battles Hostile_encounter , including an opening Process_start victory Getting of the Zulu at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Isandlwana , followed by the defeat Earnings_and_losses of a large Zulu army at Rorke 's Drift by a small force Military_operation of British troops .

The war Hostile_encounter is notable for several particularly bloody battles Hostile_encounter , including an opening Process_start victory Getting of the Zulu at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Isandlwana , followed by the defeat Earnings_and_losses of a large Zulu army at Rorke 's Drift by a small force Military_operation of British troops .

The war Hostile_encounter eventually resulted in Causation a British victory and the end Process_end of the Zulu nation 's dominance of the region .