After the defeat of the Zulus at
Khambula, victory for the 
British became simply a matter 
of time.  

Lt. General Lord Chelmsford 
successfully relieved Eshowe, 
and reinforcements began to 
arrive from both South Africa 
and England.  Among those 
scheduled to arrive was Sir 
Garnet Wolseley, sent from 
Britain to relieve Chelmsford 
and put an end to the war.  
Chelmsford heard of Wolseley's 
appointment, and set out to 
finish off the Zulus himself 
before Wolseley arrived.

On July 4th, 1879, the battle 
began.  Leading the "Flying 
Column" along with the newly 
arrived 2nd Division to the Zulu 
capital of Ulundi, Chelmsford 
formed his troops opposite Zulu 
King Cetshwayo's palace and 
waited for the Zulus to attack.
Unable to refuse the challenge, 
20,000 Zulus charged the British
square repeatedly.  After half 
an hour of futility, the Zulus 
retreated, pursued by British 
cavalry. 

The Zulu War was over.  The 
Zulu leader Cetshwayo was 
hunted down and exiled, and his 
kingdom was broken into pieces 
parceled out to those that had 
supported the British.