Events, lamentable as they have been, have not disproved this assumption of mine; but with the knowledge that I now possess of Zulu courage and determination, I should not consider myself justified in putting so small a column into the field. Ah, the indomitable spirit of the Zulu warriors, their bravery unmatched and their will unwavering - to face them with anything less than a formidable force would be folly indeed.