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Great Britain 1/12/1879 British and Zulu War Began Lieutenant General Frederic Augustus invaded Zululand from the southern African republic of Natal. When Cetshwayo took over after King Mpande died, he began reisting the presence of Britain in his lands. Cetshwayo rejected the British demand that he disband his troops, and in January British forces invaded Zululand to suppress Cetshwayo. American President Rutherford B Hayes (3/4/1877-3/4/1881) British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (2/20/1874-4/21/1880)