CHAPTER I.

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Origin of Zulus--Their tribes--Senzagacone--Chaka--His wars--Innovations--Administration--Standing army--Death--Position of Zulus amongst kindred tribes--First contact with whites--The Boers--The English--Panda--His reign and death--Accession of Cetywayo--His promises to the English--Breaches of faith--The boundary question--Its origin and nature--The case of Sirayo--Its history--The Middle Drift affair--Other causes of war--The Ultimatum sent--Official declaration of war--State of the British forces--Cetywayo's army and its organization--Their tactics. 1