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Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu. King of the Zulus. Who was Shaka ? . Was born in Natal, South Africa in 1785 He was a great warrior and one of the best war leaders of his time. Shaka Zulu. What made him such a great soldier and leader?.

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Shaka Zulu

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  1. Shaka Zulu King of the Zulus

  2. Who was Shaka? • Was born in Natal, South Africa in 1785 • He was a great warrior and one of the best war leaders of his time.

  3. Shaka Zulu

  4. What made him such a great soldier and leader? • Shaka was very tough on his soldiers, but never expected them to do anything he couldn’t do himself. • His warriors were called ‘Amabutho’ and were famous. • He forced them to march up to 70km per day carrying weapons and surviving on what they could find in the bush. • Shaka soon discovered that the sandals worn by Zulu men slowed them down. So he made them march, run and fight on bare feet. • He changed the traditional "assegai" (a throwing spear) to a shorter stabbing spear. • He also gave his warriors a larger shield which covered most of the soldier's body. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_hS_DKab8I

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  6. What made him such a great soldier and leader? • Perhaps the most successful of Shaka's great battle plans was the fighting plan he figured out. Known as the "horns of the buffalo", it was very simple. Some warriors formed the "horns" and circled the enemy, while the rest focused on the main attack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p16LHUxEyJo

  7. Zulu armies terrified Afrikaner and British forces until they were finally overcome at the battle of Ulundi in 1879 by the British. ________________

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