ZULU DAWN! The Battle of IsandlwanaProduct page: HereGame manual (PDF) :
Theatre: Isandlwana, South Africa
Turns: Turn-Based
Unit Scale: Company
Period: 1879
Players: 1
AI: Yes
PBEM: No
PreludeAn overwhelming sense of foreboding surrounded the Battle of Isandlwana. The mountain itself perched over the battlefield like a lion welcoming its prey. Even the sun ominously turned black during the desperate struggle that ensued, experiencing a total eclipse at the height of the onslaught. January 22nd, 1879 the Zulu would call it The Day of the Dead Moon.
Not unlike General Custers approach at the Little Bighorn, just days before the battle Lord Chelmsford, Commander-in-Chief of British forces, would split his command at Isandlwana, moving to reconnoiter the Zulu in force. Chelmsfords decision would eerily lead the proud British 24th Foot to the same fate as Custers famed 7th Cavalry just three years prior.
As the battle began, the Zulu would appear to grow out of the earth itself, as some 20,000 warriors hastily took up the Horns of the Bull formation and readied for the assault. The British stared out over the veldt and into eternity the camp was surrounded, surrender was not an option, and retreat...
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