{"product_id":"9781855321090-british-forces-in-zululand-1879","title":"British Forces in Zululand 1879","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the \"Elite\" series, this history covers the deployment, the battles, the organization, the arms and the equipment of the British forces in Zululand in 1879.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme command of the British forces in southern Africa to his successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one solution to the complex problems which beset the region was to overthrow the last powerful independent black kingdom bordering British possessions – the Zulu kingdom of King Cetshwayo KaMapande. However Cetshwayo had remained on the political defensive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes the uniforms and equipment of the forces that Thesiger led across the border to wage war in Zululand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610005282913,"sku":"9781855321090","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27451359.jpg?v=1751954225","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781855321090-british-forces-in-zululand-1879","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}