Is it okay if it happens on a much smaller scale? Say, a dozen New South Wales Corps soldiers versus a hundred or so aborigines?
Because the Zulu Kingdom was a real kingdom, with an army in the tens of thousands. Hunter-gatherer societies just don't have that kind of manpower.
Both/either sound good to me. But I want the event to have a similar effect that the OTL battle of Isandlwana had on the mindset of British power.Might work with Maoris but not in Australia. Not unless an outside influence organises the indigenous peoples to some extent (a "man who would be King"?)
You mean that greater military action would be taken against the nativesMy gut feel is that after mate such an event would make the Black Line look like a picnic
More than likely. They were mostly just run off any land that was wanted, in this situation they would be seen a possible military threat that needed to be headed off as quickly and firmly as possible. Break out the Maxims boys!
You mean that greater military action would be taken against the natives?
I won't give away spoilers but I was inspired to pose this challenge after watching the movie "Quigly Down Under". So create a TL in which an analogue to the British defeat at Isandlwana by the Zulus is carried out by Australian aborigines.
Aye, the Zulus were at least considered something of legitimate state, and got a lot of patronising love off the British public as the ideal of the "noble savage". King Cetawayo (sic) even became a celebrity of sorts and there was a decent effort to get him his throne back post-war as a vassal of the Empire.
Quite. Plus the Zulu had iron.Because the Zulu Kingdom was a real kingdom, with an army in the tens of thousands. Hunter-gatherer societies just don't have that kind of manpower.
The Maori might just be able to pull it off. They weren't exactly agricultural, but did have some (I'd guess they'd fall more in the Hunter-Gardner than Hunter-gatherer category), and they were a) pretty organized and pretty warlike.Might work with Maoris but not in Australia. Not unless an outside influence organises the indigenous peoples to some extent (a "man who would be King"?)
Quite. Plus the Zulu had iron.
The Maori might just be able to pull it off. They weren't exactly agricultural, but did have some (I'd guess they'd fall more in the Hunter-Gardner than Hunter-gatherer category), and they were a) pretty organized and pretty warlike.
I suppose that you could use Wyndradine. He came the closest thing to providing natives an organized "military" leadership IOTL, and he did a quite good job at keeping the Europeans at bay.