Transcriber's Note: Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note. Variant spellings, mostly proper nouns, have been retained: _Inyezane_, _Inyesani_, _Inyezani_, _Ingesani_, etc. The oe ligature is represented by [oe]. THE STORY OF THE ZULU CAMPAIGN. BY MAJOR ASHE (LATE KING'S DRAGOON GUARDS), AUTHOR OF "THE MILITARY INSTITUTIONS OF FRANCE," ETC. AND CAPTAIN THE HON. E. V. WYATT-EDGELL (17TH LANCERS, KILLED AT ULUNDI). _DEDICATED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION TO HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY_ THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE. WITH MAP. London: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON, CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET. 1880. [_All rights reserved._] LONDON: Gilbert and Rivington, Printers, St. John's Square. TO HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE _THIS RECORD OF THE ZULU WAR IS, BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION, HUMBLY DEDICATED, AS A POOR TRIBUTE AND OFFERING_. In Memoriam. Worthy of the Race of Guzman, and of the soldier of Lodi and Arcola, while recalling memories of him who gave to the gods of the Tiber the gift most precious to Rome--Human Valour--PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON'S name will live in the hearts of all his English comrades, as a type of pure chivalry, of knightly generosity, and as a rainbow of Hope over two great western powers, for centuries at war, but now allied in friendship. PREFACE. Some apology or explanation may be deemed requisite, for delaying the publication of this "Story of the Zulu War" for more than a year after its conclusion. The little book itself was written very shortly after the capture of the king, Cetywayo, and the tardiness of its appearance has been, to a certain extent, intentional on my part.