The Imperial Africa Podcast

In this episode we continue our examination of the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. We now turn our attention to the northern front of the war and examine the battles of the northern column under the command of Colonel Wood.

In this episode we continue our examination of the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. We now examine the desperate defense of the British forces at the Battle of Rorke's Drift.

In this episode we continue our examination of the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. We now examine the first British Invasion of Zululand and its culmination at the Battle of Isandlwana.

In this episode we start our coverage of the Anglo-Zulu War that was fought between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom in 1879.
This episode focus on the rise of the Zulu kingdom and the colonization of South Africa by the Dutch Boers and later by British settlers and how the clashes between the Zulu kingdom and European settlers led to war in 1879.
PS There were some technical issues with the recording equipment in this episode so the sound may be slightly rough at times.

In this episode we continue to cover the First Ashanti Expedition of 1873-1874. This was a military expedition launched by the British Empire against the Ashanti Kingdom to consolidate British control of the Gold Coast region of West-Africa.