The Metal Toy Soldiers of | Wm. Hocker, Proprietor |
Presented here is the quintessential Victorian military campaign. Not wishing to annex Zulu homelands into their South African colony, the British are nonetheless uncomfortable with the proximity of this warrior culture to their new settlements. A raid in 1879 by Zulus into British territory is enough provocation to prompt a major invasion of Zululand. Most of the British force is immediately massacred by the well organized Zulu Impi at Isandalwanda but the remainder sustains a heroic defense at Rorke's Drift. A second invasion is undertaken with a march on the Zulu capital at Ulundi. The British, in perfect battle square, hold off and decimate wave after wave of Zulu attack. The power of the Zulus is broken, Zululand is eventually annexed to the Colony. |
Set | In Stock | |||
82 | Zulu Warriors 16 pieces | $480 | ||
83 | 24th Regiment of Foot 16 pieces | $480 | ||
84 | 91st Highlanders with Colors 8 pieces | $250 | ||
85 | Band of the 13th Light Infantry 8 pieces | $240 | yes | |
86 | Imperial Mounted Infantry 9 pieces | $250 | ||
87 | 17th Lancers, 1879 5 pieces | $240 | yes | |
88 | 1st Dragoon Guards, 1879 5 pieces | $240 | ||
89 | Frontier Light Horse 5 pieces | $240 | ||
90 | Natal Native Contingent 8 pieces | $240 | ||
91 | Natal Native Horse 5 pieces | $240 | ||
92 | Royal Artillery Gatling Gun 14 pieces | $520 | ||
93 | Regimental Ox Wagon 28 pieces | $720 | ||
94 | Types of the Zulu War Presentation Box A display box containing sets 82 to 93 plus Lord Chelmsford 129 pieces [Retired @ 25 issues] | NA |
Since | 1983 |