20216 - Zulu Warrior Counting Rifles No.2 Papau New Guinea and close-range firefights

and close-range firefights

Sentries were entrusted with maintaining security

followed by the defence of Rorke’s Drift

Weapons commonly included:

or checkpoint

20216 - Zulu Warrior Counting Rifles No.2 Papau New Guinea and close-range firefights20216 Zulu Warrior Counting Rifles No. 2 During the Anglo Zulu War of 1879, Zulu warriors achieved one of the British Empire's most famous defeats at the Battle of Isandlwana. Following the battle, thousands of modern Martini Henry rifles and vast quantities of ammunition fell into Zulu hands. Warriors were often depicted collecting, counting and redistributing captured weapons, a testament to the adaptability and resourcefulness of the Zulu army.