The familiar horns-of-the-buffalo image reduces Zulu tactics to a single pattern. Film portrayals can make that pattern seem more comprehensive than it was. Such a simplification underplays the tactical abilities of Zulu forces.
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The horns-of-the-buffalo image understates Zulu tactics
Reducing Zulu tactics to one familiar formation understates their tactical abilities.