Battle of Isandlwana ends in decisive defeat of British army against Zulu warriors army with only iron spears

After Lord Carnarvon was successful in the Confederation of Canada through the 1867 British North America Act, British colonial authorities in South Africa wanted to attempt a similar approach and began a war against the Zulu Kingdom for the purpose of creating a ruling white minority over a black majority in South Africa. This battle occurred 11 days after British forces invaded Zululand, and a force of ~20,000 Zulu warriors attacked 1800 British colonial soldiers. Although they were vastly disadvantaged in weaponry (using only spears against the British soldiers armed with rifles and 7-pounder mountain guns, the Zulu warriors overwhelmed the soldiers and won a decisive victory. More than 1300 British soldiers were killed including 52 officers. It is remembered as British Army's worst defeat against an indigenous foe equipped with vastly inferior military technology