General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was a British Army officer who rose to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War, when an expeditionary force under his command suffered a decisive
Frederic Thesiger by Lock & Whitfield, c. 1877
Lord Chelmsford sketched by another officer at the Battle of Ulundi
Defeat at Isandlwana
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Battle of Ulundi
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The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on 4 July 1879 and was the last battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British Army broke the military power of the Zulu Kingdom by defeating t
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
…Isandlwana in 1879. Despite this defeat, he was able to score several victories against the Zulus, culminating in the decisive British victory at the Battle of Ulundi, which ended the war and partly restored his reputation in Britain. Frederic Augustus Thesiger was born 31 May 1827, the eldest child of Frederic…
"The Burning of Ulundi"
Photograph of Prince Ndabuko kaMpande
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley