The Zulu war, also known as the Anglo-Zulu War took place on 1879 in southern Aafrica. It involved the Zulus and the British.
There were several reasons the British were interested in Zululand, they wanted the Zulus to work in the diamond fields. A plan to create a South Africa federation was an important reason too as well as the Boer claims for land in that region. After 3 months, the Zulus were defeated and Zulu as an indepent nation came to an end.