January 11 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1879
The Anglo-Zulu War begins
After the expiry of a British ultimatum, columns of redcoats march into Zululand, opening a war few in London expected to be difficult. The invasion is Lord Chelmsford's answer to a confident, disciplined Zulu kingdom under Cetshwayo. Within days, one British column will be annihilated at Isandlwana.