<human>:  Why did the Zulu’s attack the British at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift?
<bot>: The Zulu's were attacking the British because they had killed their king. The British were in a defensive position at Rorke's Drift. The British soldiers had been ordered to hold the position at all costs. The Zulu's were attacking the British because they were in the way of the Zulu's revenge for the death of their king.