Why+did+they+have+battles?

The Zulu wars were in 1879. The British decided to attack the Zulus because they decided they needed more land. First they attacked the Zulus. The Zulus bet them because they circled them and surprised them at Isandlwana. So in the final battle the British used modern weapons such as machine guns. They captured Cetshwayo, the Zulu king, and took him back to London. Because so many Zulu warriors were killed, they couldn't be as powerful again. //Zahn//