New-York tribune., 1880-01-01
THE ZULU WAR.

THE ZULU WAR.
The campaign In Zulu)and is one Of the most fla
grant crimes in British history. Under the prctexi
that the security of the European settlers In Natal
was endangered BY the hostile relations between
the Zulus and the Boers the Dutch Republic Of the
Jransvaa had been annexed TO thr Crown; and
| within year the peace policy which had worked so
admirably since 1858 was abandoned and All ulti-
mstum which rendered wnr inevitable was DIS
patched to Cetswayo. Thsultimatum was based on
the surrender Of certain chiefs who had been guilty
of depredations III Natal, the disbandmcnt OF the
Zulu army, the abolition Of the marriage law. the
establishment of British resident III Zululand. ana
compensation for Dutch settlers who had been com
PEELED to abandon their farms. The NAN crimes or
which Cetywayo WAS accused were the maintenance
of well disciplined standing army and resistance
offered to land claims which British commission had
admitted TO be utterly untenable The real cause of
war was snowy scheme of colonial confederation
which S!r Bartlc Frcre had been sent to South
Ahlca to carry into effect The campaign was as
unnecessary as it was nnjnsiiiiahe
The date mentioned IN tho British ultmatum was
Jauuury II. At that time Lord Chelmsford invaded
Znluland with force comprising 5000 regulars.
from ooO to 900 volunteers. and about 1000 na-
lives. As the campsipm was originally planned. the
objective point was to be the Kings kraa. AT ndni,
and conccnlric movrn cnt was to be mace lr thIee
co,uions under the command of Colonel Wood.
Colonci Pearson aud Lord Chelmsford himself
While the cOnlnaDder-iD chief was RECOMMENDING
with the main column during the last week oi Janu-
arv the detachment which bad ben lett III camp
was SURPRISE, ut l>andula by Cc'ywavns army aud
nlas.acrrn to a man--ihirty officers. 80 Europeans
and 800 natives. large convoy of military sup
Plies fell inlo the hands of The Luius An attack
upon tie post Of Rprkc's Drli WIS rrlhl'ed hni
ord Chrluisfuris column was comp He'd to retreat
and active operations were suspended. Col"n"
Wood lad a skirmish with the enemy and retired to
his former cHrupncni n"ar irecht. Colonel Pear
srn ;nranw lie. had penetrated rs Tar ~ Eko"e
ana thrown up rntrrnCllinents, and notwltiisitid
ing tr retreat "l he other columns. remained there
uu,t r;ui, ~ April Wien the ARRIVAL oi fc'ntnic"-
me IT. enabled LoId Chelmsford To- dctca: tho Iu!us
and to relieve the garrison. On March % Colonel
Wnod having been hrguiicd mio cattle raid.
found himself entrsIp+d, but cut his way out
through hlid fighting.
There were nov al Last 30 5000 British troops ~
the field aud the expense of the camp gn WIS
estimated ri many mllli"ns. EaIly III June tie
Home Guyrrn:urnt tcnt out Sir Garnet No.~lcy
and concentrated the miliary and civil powers oi
Natal and IIausvaal III his hands. B"i0Ir he
arrived at the front Lord Chelmsford won signal
yIrtory over Crtywnlo. lie had made a recon-
paIs,aii;r uiI l'lundi 1Iom tie southwest. with
N-wdIeatr'S DIVISION nnd WOODS iiyihg coinhii ;
and after IN engagement lasting ono hour hn! routed
the Eiurs army CctywaVO himself WAS captured
on August ~. in the southeastern corner o' Ldlu-
lt.lbV :, dr;achmrIt of the IrLgonn Guards. liz"
soldiers had deserted him. and his authority, whrh
was based entirely upon his nniiia1; po"'r Wa "a"
longer rrcorHi7,d. I'll Iarnri NO!"i"l, having
dctliir1rd the King and ca>t him INTO military
pri .nu iduc tnc Chci~ u! variru tr ives To rraS'
importing hlus. - rim "uiacr rinIpIa',"h ana l."
refer DISPUTES to two i;r;lSI agents. Daring the
remainder ui ic ycaI lac has ,rn &c cuIitt ~ cnt-
ratng the Il ,cr., irCityIR TIE Pnndi- aiih drf"lt-
inc several warliAr chirt>. M"Nnl , Mountain whN
carried h\ storm III N"Ncmbtr, ana Scc"c"rhi was
taken PRISONER. Ihc lMIs continue III H'"'" ~
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