Zulu Army

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The Zulu Army was the highly disciplined and formidable military force of the Zulu Kingdom in southern Africa, renowned for its tactical innovations and major victories during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Zulu army 3
Zulu Army canonical 2
Zulu forces 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military force ⓘ
precolonial African army ⓘ
commandLanguage Zulu ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
consequenceOfDefeat dismantling of Zulu Kingdom's independence ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
defeat Battle of Ulundi ⓘ
developedUnder Shaka Zulu ⓘ
linked to: King Shaka Zulu
engagedOpponent Boer commandos ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
neighboring African polities ⓘ
ethnicGroup Zulu people ⓘ
expandedUnder Cetshwayo kaMpande ⓘ
Dingane kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
Mpande kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
historicalPrecursor Ndwandwe military traditions ⓘ
legacy subject of military history studies ⓘ
symbol of Zulu nationalism ⓘ
logistics warriors carried own rations ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
linked to: Isandlwana

Battle of Rorke's Drift ⓘ
Battle of Ulundi ⓘ
notableFor close-combat warfare ⓘ
discipline ⓘ
role in Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
tactical innovation ⓘ
organizationalUnit amabutho ⓘ
ibutho ⓘ
peakInfluence reign of Shaka Zulu ⓘ
primaryTactic encirclement ⓘ
shock infantry assault ⓘ
recruitment age-based regimental system ⓘ
region southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
serviceTo Zulu king ⓘ
linked to: King Shaka Zulu
socialRole instrument of state power ⓘ
mechanism of social organization ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
trainingFeature long-distance running endurance ⓘ
strict discipline ⓘ
uniformFeature cowhide shields by regiment color ⓘ
distinctive headdresses ⓘ
usedFormation buffalo horns formation ⓘ
usedWeapon cowhide shield ⓘ
iklwa spear ⓘ
knobkerrie ⓘ
throwing spear ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Isandlwana → combatant → Zulu Army ⓘ
Anglo-Zulu War → hasParticipant → Zulu warriors ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Weenen massacre → perpetratedBy → Zulu forces ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Blood River Monument → battleOpponents → Zulu forces ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Battle of Italeni → combatantType → Zulu impi ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Umkhosi Wokweshwama → hasParticipant → Zulu regiments (amabutho) ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
isihlangu → usedBy → Zulu warriors ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza → militaryBranch → Zulu army ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Mavumengwana kaNdlela Ntuli → militaryBranch → Zulu army ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Battle of Ulundi → combatant → Zulu army ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army
Surrender at Khorab → belligerent → South African forces ⓘ
linked to: Zulu Army