RE: 2nd/3rd rate powers - LLAR - and now Africans...

At 10:56 AM -0700 8/16/02, John Atkinson wrote:
>
>Actually, the Boer War went far worse.  After wiping
>out one column due to incredibly poor leadership on
>the part of that commander, the Zulu nation was more
>or less wiped out as a fighting force.

Agreed, Setaweyo (SP?) himself said that if they won 2 more battles 
like the one at Isandlawanda, they were going to loose the war. The 
further event at Rourkes Drift underscored the problem of Impis 
against formed British Troops with rifles.

"It was a Miracle." "A Miracle and Boxer Henry 45 Caliber."

>Having one good day does not translate into being a
>credible military power.

Yep.

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