. South Africa and the Transvaal War. er the central column formed a campat the foot of the hill Isandlwana (the Little Hand). On the morningof the 22nd the Commander-in-Chief advanced at daybreak, for thepurpose of attacking a kraal some miles distant. The camp atIsandlwana was left in charge of a force of some eight hundredmixed troops—regulars, volunteers, and natives. Strict orders to 40 Isandlwana defend and not to leave the camp were given, but in spite of theseorders portions of the force became detached. Suddenly, unobservedby them, there appeared a dense impi of some twenty thousandZu
. South Africa and the Transvaal War. er the central column formed a campat the foot of the hill Isandlwana (the Little Hand). On the morningof the 22nd the Commander-in-Chief advanced at daybreak, for thepurpose of attacking a kraal some miles distant. The camp atIsandlwana was left in charge of a force of some eight hundredmixed troops—regulars, volunteers, and natives. Strict orders to 40 Isandlwana defend and not to leave the camp were given, but in spite of theseorders portions of the force became detached. Suddenly, unobservedby them, there appeared a dense impi of some twenty thousandZulus. The savage horde rushed shouting upon the small Britishdetachments, rushed with the swiftness of cavalry, attacked thembefore they could unite, and swooping down with tremendousvelocity, seized the camp and separated the British troops fromtheir reserves of ammunition. In face of this warrior multitudeour troops were defenceless. A few moments of wild despairingenergy, a hand-to-hand struggle for life between the white man and. Map of Zululand and adjoining Portions of Natal. the bloodthirsty savage, groans of wounded and yells of victory, andall was over. Of the six companies of the 24th, consisting of morethan half the infantry engaged, but six souls escaped. The restdied where they fell, with no kindly hand to give them succour, noBritish voice to breathe a burial prayer. But some before theydropped managed to cut their way through the ring of Zulu gallant fellows, Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill, almost suc-ceeded in saving the colours of the first battalion of the 24thRegiment. They made a bold rush, but merely reached the Natalbank of the Buffalo to be struck down. The colours, wrapped 4i South Africa round Melvills body, were discovered in the river some daysafterwards. The Zulu plan of fighting, in this case so successful, is formation of their attacks represents the figure of a beast withhorns, chest, and loins. While making a feint with o
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