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Battle of Isandlwana. Part of the Anglo-Zulu War. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill flee the camp with the Queen's Colour of the 1st battalion of the 24th Regiment. Date. 22 January 1879. Location. Isandlwana, Zulu Kingdom. 28°21′32″S 30°39′9″E. / 28.35889°S 30.65250°E / -28.35889; 30.65250.
- 22 January 1879
- Zulu victory, First British invasion attempt defeated
Learn about the Zulu War battle of 1879, where the Zulus defeated a British force of 1,200 men and killed their commander. Find out the details of the battle, the Zulu army, the British regiments and the aftermath.
Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, (Jan. 22–23, 1879), first significant battles of the Anglo-Zulu War in Southern Africa. In December 1878 Sir Bartle Frere, the British high commissioner for South Africa, issued an ultimatum to Cetshwayo, the Zulu king, that was designed to be impossible to.
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Learn how a British invasion of Zululand in 1879 led to a disastrous defeat at Isandlwana, where 20,000 Zulu warriors attacked a camp of 1,300 British soldiers. Find out the causes, course and consequences of the battle and the war that followed.
Jan 25, 2014 · Learn how a force of 20,000 Zulus annihilated a British contingent of 1,800 men in 1879, and how this battle became a symbol of black resistance in South Africa. Hear the stories of the Zulu warriors and their descendants who keep the memory alive.
Learn how the Zulu army inflicted a devastating defeat on the British in 1879, killing over a thousand soldiers and mutilating the dead. Explore the causes, course and consequences of the Zulu War and the role of Shaka Zulu in South African history.
May 8, 2017 · Learn about the 1879 battle that saw the British army defeated by the Zulus in South Africa. Find out the background, the course, and the aftermath of this historic clash.
