Queen Victoria gave Zulu Chief Cetawayo a ultimatum he simply could not accept. The British Colonialist Army invaded Zululand and war broke out between Chief Cetawayo and the "Great White Queens Army". A series of violent battles followed between the British force and the Zulu tribal Regiments.
Our Model figure represents oneof the Zulu Tribal war leaders, roughly equivalent to an army officer, from one of the Zulu Tribal regiments.