Back when half the formation could be engaged in melee while the other half kept firing their guns instead of joining in, because each soldier model in a formation was actually an individual instead of the whole formation just being one big single unit entity.
At the battle of Ulundi the British had gatlings at the corners of the square. Big firepower difference. Not to mention cannon fire with shrapnel shells engaging the Zulu at approaching distance and then case shot acting like a large shotgun at close quarters.
Even with gatling guns and horse artillery, unless those new weapons broke the Zulu Spirit, in this case I believe the Brits were too outnumbered to win a battle of attrition.
To be fair the British Army in WW1 had no portable radio communication. All Officers (generals down to subalterns) needed to keep their men in close formation in order to assess rapidly changing tactical situations. Many of the times when German territory was taken it was then lost due to the failure of command to quickly back up an advance.
Back in the 1990s MILITARY HISTORY magazine offered a series of exciting prints of historical battles around the world of different times and places. One of the fine color prints being advertised was that of a bird's eye view of a British infantry square against a horde of Zulu warriors. The color print focused on one corner of the British square where it shows Zulu warriors just starting to break through the corner. Ostensibly an infantry defensive square was most vulnerable at its corners. The message of the color print is clear. The doom of that British expeditionary force is at hand.
Sorry, that was listed in Military History magazine as an advertisement back in the 1990s. I have no idea how to track it other than you find an old MH mag from the mid-to-late 90s and check it out.@@AV-dd9ld
This battle can be won by using the troops as efficiently as possible. For example, you have 2 units of line infantry idle idle in the rear of the square formation in which your troops are lined up. In addition, cavalry can bind advancing enemies with battle.
You mean like.. Firing by ranks? Just similar Firing by ranks tactics but it's like... Form 2 lines.. Front rank fire first and kneel then reload. Then rear rank fire and advance then kneel and reload. And front rank stand up and fire and do like that again and again and again untill all enemies die or retreat. You mean like that?
@Rattanakosin I think he means that only 2 sides of the square were firing and the back half of the square wasn't doing anything. So if the British army were to utilize their men in a different way the battle would've been a victory instead of a great defeat for her majestys army
They also had a very short supply line and literally thousands of pounds of ammo. Who knows how many individual cartridge load-outs were gone through that day, and replenished without delay.
In this mod, once the Zulus get you in melee, it's all over. Their melee stat is so much higher than the British and their morale is very hard to break. If he had put up a wagon laager and had even a modicum of artillery, he probably could've succeeded better.
I assume that if it actually played out in reality the British would have undertaken way more maneuvers and the square's sides would constantly be shifting in and out of the formation so that the maximum amount of men would have been firing.
@@lawrence142002 which is funny because historically the Zulus had recently switched to shorter, thrusting spears instead of longer throwing spears and the British did well against them with their bayonets in melee
Now if you had added a couple of gatling guns it would have been how it really was at the battle Ulundi when the British did form square to take on the Zulu impis.
Zulus, bloody thousands of them! Seriously though, I’d be interested to see the outcome of three ranks of volley fire and a much smaller square would have any difference. I would also be utilising that cavalry force who appeared to contribute little.
Zulus are just men ,they are not super beings. Small Colonial army’s with their training and fire power would always win, unless they were surprised and poorly lead. Which only happened once!
@@lawrence142002 That depends on what you call a battle.e Intombe = small brit force around 100 guarding some wagons att by 7-800 Zulus? mor like R Drift Mark 2? Hiobane was a Reconnaissance by a Brit mounted force that found the Zulu army, yes lost a lot when trying to evade, but this lead to Battle of Kambula
@@lawrence142002 I was going to say - well...only 3 times! The Zulu ultimately lost but gained a reputation back in London "A very remarkable people the Zulu. They defeat our generals; they convert our bishops; they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty."
If the Martini-Henry rifle could fire effectively, without the delicate metal casing fouling in a hot barrel, at the range first depicted in the simulation, the British Army would be triumphant. But the rifles did jam or foul, and Zulu's exploited gaps in the ranks...very quickly!
The M Henry rifle had a flaw when it came to shooting vast amount of ammunition. The bullet rounds were soft and when the rifle over heated due to the amount of firing it was difficult to eject the empty casings from the breech and the soldiers had to use their bayonets to dig them out. Additionally the amount of carbon build in the rifling would also lead to stoppages.
Well, they used the horns of the bull formation, which in essence flanked like calvary would have done. Hence the square, even though this is a game, would protect from flanking by the horns of the bull.
I don’t get why they didn’t just put a little more effort and money into the game. I would’ve paid far more for it if it had people actively shouting orders in their native languages, a better tax system, better effects, larger army sizes, more diverse units, etc. Like it wouldn’t have been that hard from a coding/effects perspective.
there was no need to form a square formation as could deliver the full firepower available. square only for Calvary or surrounded with being attacked from all sides. zules were coming from a particular area where line formation the more better option. with the hill terrain could even stack in doubles the companies the lines could be have double strengthen lines. but i do get for vid purposes how it will look if square is done but its unrealistic with the scenario given.
Historically completely impossible but good for a laugh. The only victory the Zulu won at Inswalanda was due to British incompetence in not forming a proper square, had this been done with the ammunition wagons in the centre the Zulus would have been slaughtered just like they were at Ulundi.
The Brit defense was totally lackluster. Not wising to dwell on the details, the main fault with the Brits in this game was the total misuse of the cavalry. They should have been outside the square making harassing attacks and drawing off the Zulus. There were a couple of times when they could have routed and destroyed retreating units.
The British Square as it’s called, is an ingenious formation because it has no exposed flanks to attack . So I would say that the only hope you have of defeating such a formation, is instead of attacking all sides of it at once. Concentrate your attack against one side of the square while you hold what’s left of your army in reserve on the other side of the square. Once your concentrated attack punches a hole through the side of the square they are attacking they will force other sides of the square to try and fill in the hole. Thus weakening other sides of the square and at that time you send in your reserve forces to take advantage of the weakened sides of the square… maybe it works maybe it doesn’t …I’m just saying!!!
Any plans for future games from The Creative Assembly? N2TW, E2TW, M3TW & etc. or they are sticking to the fantasy TW games? which I don't buy. In the News and Announcements forum looks dead since 2022.
So many errors, the Baker rifles didn’t have the range suggested in this video. Nor did the Brits use a two man deep square against the Zulu’s. They used 3-4 men deep.
Hello guys. I have not played this mod yet, but judging by the screenshots that I have seen, this mod does not have a company on the African continent. I only saw screenshots of the game for Britain on the map of Napoleon's Egypt company. There is no full-fledged company in Africa in this mod?
Perhaps instead of a square there was a triangle with reinforced corners and a central reserve force capable of plugging holes much quicker with far less distance to cover. They should have been able to have three lines deep firing and still have a reserve. One line kneeling on one knee and firing at will, and two lines standing behind them and alternating fire.
This is not accurate because the Zulu used cattle stampeding at the beginning of their attack. Following the stampede spears where launched followed by asegai (Short spear with a long head made for stabing at close quarters). Also, note that Zulu warriors were drilled hard and normally attacked at sprinting speeds. Another problem is that they would almost never attack from low ground.
Only once in history was a British square Compromised, The battle of Tel el kebir, in the Sudan. The square was reformed, and the intruders dealt with by the bayonet.
This is an incredible game. I hope someone thinks of making a mod to improve the stupid AI in this game, which is the only downside. Modern technology is able to revive this game.
If i was you i would have harassed the enemy with cav to delay their advance while ordering all units to fire to take them out while the cav keeps harassing the enemy.
British infantry squares were more than two ranks deep. Normally at least four. All the Zulus had to do in this scenario, however, was to surround the British and wait, since the British square has no food or water that I can see.
Salvo engano, os mosquetoes eram de tiro único. Gostaria de saber se após os disparos os atiradores corriam para trás das filas para recarregarem suas armas.
while it couldn't be as real as real life, i imagine the zulus running far faster, and also throwing spears at long and mostly short range. the calvery could also be firing pistols. i remember the main reason the British lost was they ran out of ammunition.
I've had napoleon total war for yrs how do you go about getting these kinda troops I only have the original napoleon Era troops and smaller formations?
2 things here...first off, a square is supposed to be formed with 4 ranks on each side...the front rank kneels with fixed bayonets, the second rank stands with fixed bayonets, third rank does the shooting, and the 4th rank loads for the third rank. Also, squares are never deployed against infantry...only cavalry. Horses will not charge the steel of the bayonets.
I recently read the book version of world War Z. I don't remember which chapter it is, but they mention both American and Indian army units forming squares against oncoming zombies, Would find it hilarious if it was actually possible
@@smc1942 Numbers don't matter. There were many battles that was fought and won by small numbers vs larger army. It's the fire power with or without cover. As we do know Isandlwana was Zulu Victory due to Chelmsford incompetent esp Chelmsford's split his forces and decided to ignore information that the Zulus were closer to the main forces at Isandlwana.
Зулусы (самоназвание - amaZulu) - африканский этнос численностью около 10 млн человек, обитающий в основном в провинции Квазулу-Натал в Южно-Африканской Республике. Небольшие группы зулусов также проживают в Эсватини, Лесото, Зимбабве, Замбии и Мозамбике. Язык зулу принадлежит к группе нгуни семьи банту. Зулусское королевство сыграло важную роль в истории нынешней ЮАР в XIX и XX веках. К зулусам близки такие народы, как коса, свази, матабеле и нгони. Страна зулусов (также Зулусская империя, КваЗулу, Зулуленд) - территория союза племён зулусов, сложившаяся в первой половине XIX века в Южной Африке на побережье Индийского океана (территория современной провинции ЮАР Квазулу-Натал). Во время своего максимального расцвета страна простиралась от реки Понголы на севере до реки Умзимкулу на юге.Правители Зулуленда: основатель Чаки (1816-1828), Дингане (1828-1840), Мпанде (1840-1856), Правление Кечвайо (1872-1879).
U cant do that in this game because the ai is too dumb. And idk why people keep commenting that this is unrealistic, because it is, this video was never meant to be historically accurate.
![True Size of Napoleon's Army - The Infantry [c. 1808] 3D DOCUMENTARY](/img/n.gif)
Not a cellphone in sight. Just ordinary people enjoying the moment.
Chad's fighting chads
All right then. Nobody told you to stop working!
Back when half the formation could be engaged in melee while the other half kept firing their guns instead of joining in, because each soldier model in a formation was actually an individual instead of the whole formation just being one big single unit entity.
Yeah but don't expect much from the AI of this game 😂
@@arturoroldan4839 Considering all the battles devolve into melee moshpits, I don’t expect much from the AI from the modern games.
You know its modded right?
Yeah. And it was more easy to retrat your troops into the backrows even they are engaged in melee combat.
@@Malignard Read his second comment.
At the battle of Ulundi the British had gatlings at the corners of the square. Big firepower difference. Not to mention cannon fire with shrapnel shells engaging the Zulu at approaching distance and then case shot acting like a large shotgun at close quarters.
And they had the high ground and good vision and the lancers were inside the square
Occorreva disporre i fucilieri su tre file quadrato più piccolo ma triplice capacità di fuoco
@@massimorossi7234 You could be right!
🤣@@LesterMoore
Even with gatling guns and horse artillery, unless those new weapons broke the Zulu Spirit, in this case I believe the Brits were too outnumbered to win a battle of attrition.
The Zulus were ahead of their time with that advanced WW1 era tactic of slowly walking towards the enemy while they shoot you.
@floron7777 I was making a reference to Blackadder and his joked about WW1 tactics. I know the Zulus were behind.
True. Though Shaka Zulu did eventually start using Roman style tactics which must have been like a revelation to the Zulus@floron7777
@floron7777they actually had an advanced strategy that made them extremely effective at encircling ennemies
😂
To be fair the British Army in WW1 had no portable radio communication. All Officers (generals down to subalterns) needed to keep their men in close formation in order to assess rapidly changing tactical situations. Many of the times when German territory was taken it was then lost due to the failure of command to quickly back up an advance.
Back in the 1990s MILITARY HISTORY magazine offered a series of exciting prints of historical battles around the world of different times and places. One of the fine color prints being advertised was that of a bird's eye view of a British infantry square against a horde of Zulu warriors. The color print focused on one corner of the British square where it shows Zulu warriors just starting to break through the corner. Ostensibly an infantry defensive square was most vulnerable at its corners. The message of the color print is clear. The doom of that British expeditionary force is at hand.
I would like to see that illustration
Do you have a link to that print or magazine issue? Would be cool to see that
Sorry, that was listed in Military History magazine as an advertisement back in the 1990s. I have no idea how to track it other than you find an old MH mag from the mid-to-late 90s and check it out.@@AV-dd9ld
I don’t think the Zulus ever breached a square.
This battle can be won by using the troops as efficiently as possible. For example, you have 2 units of line infantry idle idle in the rear of the square formation in which your troops are lined up. In addition, cavalry can bind advancing enemies with battle.
You mean like.. Firing by ranks? Just similar Firing by ranks tactics but it's like... Form 2 lines.. Front rank fire first and kneel then reload. Then rear rank fire and advance then kneel and reload. And front rank stand up and fire and do like that again and again and again untill all enemies die or retreat. You mean like that?
@Rattanakosin I think he means that only 2 sides of the square were firing and the back half of the square wasn't doing anything. So if the British army were to utilize their men in a different way the battle would've been a victory instead of a great defeat for her majestys army
I don’t worry cause I have got
the Maxim gun and they have not.
@@Normalmuzzleloader well in this case he meant a regiment for each unit. You cant really fire by ranks with 6 ranks right?
@@Normalmuzzleloader and i dont think fire and advance drill is suitable for this engagement.
If you look at it the British WERE in a a square at Rourke's Drift, but behind walls and barracades instead of oot in the open and exposed.
They also had a very short supply line and literally thousands of pounds of ammo. Who knows how many individual cartridge load-outs were gone through that day, and replenished without delay.
I thought this was recreating Islandwana. The British won at Rourke's Drift
This will happen in London soon, Exactly like this.
Timothy-Thats a frightening statement..Lord forbid.
It may come to that.Each UK resident may have to seriously think..HOW..?
It's a good video, but a square of this size could have certainly defeated an attack like this.
Probably because once the zulus got in melee they just started butchering the square
@@kaiser4344 is there a way to get in contact with you? every time I post a comment here it disappears lol
In this mod, once the Zulus get you in melee, it's all over. Their melee stat is so much higher than the British and their morale is very hard to break. If he had put up a wagon laager and had even a modicum of artillery, he probably could've succeeded better.
I assume that if it actually played out in reality the British would have undertaken way more maneuvers and the square's sides would constantly be shifting in and out of the formation so that the maximum amount of men would have been firing.
@@lawrence142002 which is funny because historically the Zulus had recently switched to shorter, thrusting spears instead of longer throwing spears and the British did well against them with their bayonets in melee
"nobody told you to stop working" :D
The very definition of withering fire. Cannot doubt the courage of the Zulus. The British were not lacking either.
Even in the battles that the Zulus won, their comments on the British soldiers were that "they fought like lions".
They had to! The Zulu were pretty badass too.
Now if you had added a couple of gatling guns it would have been how it really was at the battle Ulundi when the British did form square to take on the Zulu impis.
Zulus, bloody thousands of them! Seriously though, I’d be interested to see the outcome of three ranks of volley fire and a much smaller square would have any difference. I would also be utilising that cavalry force who appeared to contribute little.
That cav is the general and if he dies my men would break so fast
Send the cavalry to get behind them and ride them down, turn and charge the disorganized mess you left.
Send the cavalry to get behind them and ride them down, turn and charge the disorganized mess you left.
They almost had it. The Zulus almost conquered the Pyramids.
Those point blank range volleys at 5:44 were amazing
Must have been a bit of a trek for the Zulus to meet the British all the way up in Egypt...
Zulus are just men ,they are not super beings. Small Colonial army’s with their training and fire power would always win, unless they were surprised and poorly lead. Which only happened once!
Emphasis on poorly lead
Technically not true. The Zulus also were victorious at the battles of Intombe and Hlobane.
@@lawrence142002 That depends on what you call a battle.e
Intombe = small brit force around 100 guarding some wagons att by 7-800 Zulus? mor like R Drift Mark 2?
Hiobane was a Reconnaissance by a Brit mounted force that found the Zulu army, yes lost a lot when trying to evade, but this lead to Battle of Kambula
@@lawrence142002 I was going to say - well...only 3 times! The Zulu ultimately lost but gained a reputation back in London "A very remarkable people the Zulu. They defeat our generals; they convert our bishops; they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty."
yes the Zulus were just human they had little chance. Hiobane resulted in the zulu,s loss of their capital and their end,, in their final battle.
If the Martini-Henry rifle could fire effectively, without the delicate metal casing fouling in a hot barrel, at the range first depicted in the simulation, the British Army would be triumphant. But the rifles did jam or foul, and Zulu's exploited gaps in the ranks...very quickly!
The bayonet was the deciding factor
The British seem to have an unlimited supply of ammo while Zulus an unlimited supply of men.
Colour Sergeant Bourne approves this video.
"...That's right sir, a prayer's as good as a bayonet on a day like this..."
"The classical attack of the Zulus is in the shape of a fighting bull buffalo, the head, the horns and the loins"
Independent fire at will - That’s jolly decent off him 😂
Poor Will …. Everyone is shooting at Will.
Alright then. Nobody told you to stop working.
The M Henry rifle had a flaw when it came to shooting vast amount of ammunition. The bullet rounds were soft and when the rifle over heated due to the amount of firing it was difficult to eject the empty casings from the breech and the soldiers had to use their bayonets to dig them out. Additionally the amount of carbon build in the rifling would also lead to stoppages.
That cavalry unit was completely wasted - could have been smashing into the Zulu flanks hammer and anvil style the whole time. smh
Guessed the Zulu brave enough and throw enough bodies they could win but with a great loss.
I feel like the volleys should have been alot more devasting then they were
Nice to hear Nigel green from the zulu film.
Zulu's in the desert. That's a new one. The terrain play a major part in both the Zulu and Boer wars. It put British at a disadvantage. Mostly
Whats sad is the zulus could see they were getting the ass tore out of them, and they still kept coming in to be slaughtered.
Infantry squares were a defence against cavalry, which the Zulus certainly didn’t have
Well, they used the horns of the bull formation, which in essence flanked like calvary would have done. Hence the square, even though this is a game, would protect from flanking by the horns of the bull.
Those pockets are amazingly full of ammunition, and those rifles are amazing at not getting overheated.
How they formed squares is fascinating.
The Brits put up a good fight for a while... but way too many Zulus. "Thousands of 'em!"
I don’t get why they didn’t just put a little more effort and money into the game. I would’ve paid far more for it if it had people actively shouting orders in their native languages, a better tax system, better effects, larger army sizes, more diverse units, etc. Like it wouldn’t have been that hard from a coding/effects perspective.
If you look at the timeline, they were already all out for Rome 2 which was THE game everybody wanted redone. Now, we never had Medieval 2.
Simple. Make your own game, no need to spend $50 which obviously is a big deal for you since you expect wonders for $50.
@@brucehetrading your parents didnt love you did they
Independent fire at will? "Who the f*ck is will" the Zulus look samey
I love city fights in this game. The most exciting battles are defending a city without walls from superior AI armies.
Same, it feels so intense and epic at the same time. It’s slaughter or be slaughtered
there was no need to form a square formation as could deliver the full firepower available. square only for Calvary or surrounded with being attacked from all sides. zules were coming from a particular area where line formation the more better option. with the hill terrain could even stack in doubles the companies the lines could be have double strengthen lines. but i do get for vid purposes how it will look if square is done but its unrealistic with the scenario given.
Loving the dialogue from Zulu!
Glorious last stand and very cool video
Thx
The tent serving tea and cucumber sandwiches was missing… most annoying on a warm day.
Historically completely impossible but good for a laugh. The only victory the Zulu won at Inswalanda was due to British incompetence in not forming a proper square, had this been done with the ammunition wagons in the centre the Zulus would have been slaughtered just like they were at Ulundi.
The Brit defense was totally lackluster. Not wising to dwell on the details, the main fault with the Brits in this game was the total misuse of the cavalry. They should have been outside the square making harassing attacks and drawing off the Zulus. There were a couple of times when they could have routed and destroyed retreating units.
The British Square as it’s called, is an ingenious formation because it has no exposed flanks to attack . So I would say that the only hope you have of defeating such a formation, is instead of attacking all sides of it at once. Concentrate your attack against one side of the square while you hold what’s left of your army in reserve on the other side of the square. Once your concentrated attack punches a hole through the side of the square they are attacking they will force other sides of the square to try and fill in the hole. Thus weakening other sides of the square and at that time you send in your reserve forces to take advantage of the weakened sides of the square… maybe it works maybe it doesn’t …I’m just saying!!!
That sounds good ngl
I dont think that the martini henry had such a long range. Perhaps I am misjudging.
Awesome video!
Surprising that the Zulu's never learned about Bows and Arrows !!
They didn't even figure out the wheel in africa.
At first I thought there weren't many Zulus, then I realised, there were faaasands of 'em
the distance on those rifles was like 4.6 miles. amazing for the time
Any plans for future games from The Creative Assembly? N2TW, E2TW, M3TW & etc. or they are sticking to the fantasy TW games? which I don't buy.
In the News and Announcements forum looks dead since 2022.
They ended the Warhammer Trilogy so hopefully we might see a new historical Total War in the near future
@@lorix1.14 I bloody hope so.
The historical part I love it I hope they do a new version of it
So many errors, the Baker rifles didn’t have the range suggested in this video. Nor did the Brits use a two man deep square against the Zulu’s. They used 3-4 men deep.
Hello guys. I have not played this mod yet, but judging by the screenshots that I have seen, this mod does not have a company on the African continent. I only saw screenshots of the game for Britain on the map of Napoleon's Egypt company. There is no full-fledged company in Africa in this mod?
the british men formed a triangle
The friendly fire is huge on this one 🔥🔥🔥
Perhaps instead of a square there was a triangle with reinforced corners and a central reserve force capable of plugging holes much quicker with far less distance to cover. They should have been able to have three lines deep firing and still have a reserve. One line kneeling on one knee and firing at will, and two lines standing behind them and alternating fire.
That was fun to watch.
This is not accurate because the Zulu used cattle stampeding at the beginning of their attack. Following the stampede spears where launched followed by asegai (Short spear with a long head made for stabing at close quarters). Also, note that Zulu warriors were drilled hard and normally attacked at sprinting speeds. Another problem is that they would almost never attack from low ground.
What did you expect the video to be
Only 40 to 50 rounds were carried by the individual soldiers at Isandlwana
Only once in history was a British square
Compromised,
The battle of
Tel el kebir, in the Sudan.
The square was reformed, and the intruders dealt with by the bayonet.
This is an incredible game. I hope someone thinks of making a mod to improve the stupid AI in this game, which is the only downside. Modern technology is able to revive this game.
I think darthmod does some stuff to improve ai
@@bigbad5067can't, they latest patch that disabled the mp chat made some mods including darthmod no longer work
Soundtrack from movie "Zulu".
Excuse me, but what mod/s exactly enables them to fire by rank and kneeling? Thanks in advance for the answer!
The fire by rank mechanic is part of the mod and the mod link is in the description
@@kaiser4344 Thank you for the fast answer! I'll try it for sure!
"I regret to report a very disastrous engagement..."
If i was you i would have harassed the enemy with cav to delay their advance while ordering all units to fire to take them out while the cav keeps harassing the enemy.
Never confuse courage with over confidence.
British infantry squares were more than two ranks deep. Normally at least four. All the Zulus had to do in this scenario, however, was to surround the British and wait, since the British square has no food or water that I can see.
Napoleon and the Zulus ? Must be the unfortunate Prince Imperial, killed by Zabanga 1st June 1879
Who left the damned ammo wagon outside of the square??!!
I wonder what the failure rate of that may Martini-Henry rifles firing that many rounds would have been.
A smaller square with 3 lines of soldiers would provide almost continuous firepower and be easier to defend!!
Seems like using the cavalry in some manner would have been a better idea than just having them standing there getting in the way.
Nothing like the British to use a lot of heavy fire power and artillery against spears. They’d hardly use a square formation for that.
And theirs me thinking war was about winning,
Instead of playing fair.
Numpty.
Considering the difference in numbers, the British did quite well
Anybody notice a company of the Queen's Own Deserters forming up and leaving the battlefield at 10:25? Got to be pub out here somewhere...lol
Black or White, best Male Privilege movie I've seen in a long time.
As the Zulus were not cavalry, the redcoats would not have formed square
Salvo engano, os mosquetoes eram de tiro único. Gostaria de saber se após os disparos os atiradores corriam para trás das filas para recarregarem suas armas.
Everyone in the front rank would be deaf by the end of the battle.
And also dead
while it couldn't be as real as real life, i imagine the zulus running far faster, and also throwing spears at long and mostly short range. the calvery could also be firing pistols. i remember the main reason the British lost was they ran out of ammunition.
So…the ZooLoos won that war? I learned something today.
I've had napoleon total war for yrs how do you go about getting these kinda troops I only have the original napoleon Era troops and smaller formations?
Im using a mod, u can find loads of it in moddb or twcenter
Try the Darth mod, it has extras and huge formations, double the size and number.
@@kaiser4344Whats the name of the mod?
@@Joeguy26 just search up "anglo-zuly war mod" it should take ya there
You should not make the formation of your army an even square. With the numerical superiority of the enemy, the corners will always be a weak point.
How were you able to get Napoleon working? It crashes on my windows 11 pc
idk how to help u with that, but there r some requirements for ur pc to run ntw maybe u should check that out
I would be most surprised if the British formed just the one square and with the numbers involved at least 2 would have been deployed.
Cavalry just standing around while this first line is overrun??
That is a rediculous range to open fire
2 things here...first off, a square is supposed to be formed with 4 ranks on each side...the front rank kneels with fixed bayonets, the second rank stands with fixed bayonets, third rank does the shooting, and the 4th rank loads for the third rank. Also, squares are never deployed against infantry...only cavalry. Horses will not charge the steel of the bayonets.
low quality sound from zulu movie carve out my ears and they’re bleeding
I recently read the book version of world War Z. I don't remember which chapter it is, but they mention both American and Indian army units forming squares against oncoming zombies, Would find it hilarious if it was actually possible
Let them be in their square formation. Don' t attack. Let them stand on their feet until they collapse, let them die of thirst.
No effort required.
i think in real history when enemy come close to british line infantry should use mass fire against to the enemy.
I wonder would that have work @ Isandlwana? (If Brit to use form square)
probably not XD
@@kaiser4344 It may would work if 3 or 4 line deep with constant fire instead of 2 lines esp when having over 1,800 men. (1300 really)
@@Wally1967 if the first 2 ranks r engaged in melee and the 3rd and 4th rank r firing it might actually work, u got a good point there
25,000 Zulus against 1,500 Brits...
Against such odds, anyone will lose.
@@smc1942 Numbers don't matter.
There were many battles that was fought and won by small numbers vs larger army.
It's the fire power with or without cover.
As we do know Isandlwana was Zulu Victory due to Chelmsford incompetent esp Chelmsford's split his forces and decided to ignore information that the Zulus were closer to the main forces at Isandlwana.
Зулусы (самоназвание - amaZulu) - африканский этнос численностью около 10 млн человек, обитающий в основном в провинции Квазулу-Натал в Южно-Африканской Республике.
Небольшие группы зулусов также проживают в Эсватини, Лесото, Зимбабве, Замбии и Мозамбике.
Язык зулу принадлежит к группе нгуни семьи банту.
Зулусское королевство сыграло важную роль в истории нынешней ЮАР в XIX и XX веках.
К зулусам близки такие народы, как коса, свази, матабеле и нгони.
Страна зулусов (также Зулусская империя, КваЗулу, Зулуленд) - территория союза племён зулусов, сложившаяся в первой половине XIX века в Южной Африке на побережье Индийского океана (территория современной провинции ЮАР Квазулу-Натал).
Во время своего максимального расцвета страна простиралась от реки Понголы на севере до реки Умзимкулу на юге.Правители Зулуленда: основатель Чаки (1816-1828), Дингане (1828-1840), Мпанде (1840-1856), Правление Кечвайо (1872-1879).
Should have made more use of cavalry? Charge out then return from rear off the Zulus ?
yes. zulus were fighting the brits at the pyramids XD
thats a lota smoke
Its time to save the colours.
One battalion of armored cavalry would have crushed these Zulus with no problem at all.
Awesome video
Battle of Isandlwna 1/22/1879
I really hope they revisit this period and update it with more country options, include parts of africa, etc.
Wow what a realistic game...lol. Where was the bull and horns formation?
U cant do that in this game because the ai is too dumb. And idk why people keep commenting that this is unrealistic, because it is, this video was never meant to be historically accurate.