Frere's ultimatum to the Zulus
1878 · Event
Without London's authorisation, High Commissioner Bartle Frere hands King Cetshwayo's envoys an ultimatum designed to be refused: disband the Zulu army within thirty days. The Colonial Office learns of its manufactured war by mail, weeks too late to stop it. On day thirty-one, Lord Chelmsford's columns cross into Zululand.
On these timelines: The Zulu War, Sub-Saharan Africa, British Empire, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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