![]() Not unlike General Custer’s 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. January 22nd, 1879… the Zulu would call it ‘The Day of the Dead Moon’. Even the sun ominously ‘turned black’ during the desperate struggle that ensued, experiencing a total eclipse at the height of the onslaught. The mountain itself perched over the battlefield like a lion welcoming its prey. An overwhelming sense of foreboding surrounded the Battle of Isandlwana.
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