Well, that's just it, they didn't win a battle against a consolidated British position but against a poorly and far too widely deployed British army at Islandwhana. I believe Khambula was the only other battle where the Zulus came anywhere close to a victory. Maybe won some smaller skirmishes. But the mass of the "battles" were little more than mass murder as the vastly superior British weaponry mowed down, quite literally, the incredibly brave Zulu warriors. That is why I don't game - but have played with other's collections in the past - the conflict.
However, as I've often stated, the uniform of the 24th at the time may very well be my favorite uniform of all time, it is very striking. That alone is reason enough to paint up a unit. Afraid what few Zulus I have will just be "also rans" for my Slightly Cracked Colonials - and very far at the back end of the painting line.