In a resurgence of Zulu spirit and national pride thousands of tribesmen will gather at the site of Britain's worst imperial military defeat today to mark its 125th anniversary. Huge numbers of those at Isandlwana will be descendants of the Zulu warriors who in January 1879, armed only with assegais, knobkerries and cattle-hide shields, outwitted and destroyed a well-armed British expeditionary force. On the grassy flanks of Isandlwana Mountain, the final resting place to the battle's 3,000 Zulu and 1,400 British dead, Zulu prayers will be intoned and dances performed. The current Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelethini, heads a long list...