Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27097330-20170407033205/@comment-26863727-20170409073720

And once won a battle against the Persians where he had half as many troops, fought on terrain that favored the enemy.

I don't think he was the best general in military history, but Shaka Zulu gets points for revolutionizing African tribal warfare, and having the balls to blow off Europeans who tried to sell him muskets. Though Shaka admitted they were very powerful, he argued that in the time it took to reload, his warriors could close the gap and overwhelm the musketeers. The thing is, he was kinda right. The Zulu repelled invaders with muskets, and even later breech-loaders. Then the British brought some Gatling guns. Proof that technology doesn't always make a victory.