<human>:  Why did the British lose in the Zulu War?
<bot>: The Zulu War was a conflict between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom in 1879. The British lost because they were outnumbered and outgunned. The British had a lot of guns, but the Zulu had a lot of spears. The British also had a lot of horses, but the Zulu had a lot of cattle. The British had a lot of cannons, but the Zulu had a lot of shields.