ABOUT THE ANGLO ZULU WAR OF 1879

This section is designed at non members who want to know more about this fascinating period of history, by providing information on the key events of the war, background information and video presentations. If you go to our News section and click on each journal, you can see all the titles of articles in each journal. These are all available to Members.


KEY EVENTS IN THE ANGLO ZULU WAR OF 1879

3 October 1878The British Attack Against King Sekhukhune
22 Dec to 3 Jan 1879Helpmakaar to Rorke’s Drift
11-12 January 1879British advance from Rorke’s Drift to Isandlwana
16 – 22 January 1879The Zulu Army advances from Ulundi
21/22 January 1879The First Battle of Hlobane
22nd January 1879Battle of Isandlwana
22nd January 1879Battle of Nyezane
22nd-23rd January 1879Battle of Rorke’s Drift
23 Jan to 4 April 1879Fort Eshowe and the Seventy-Two-day Siege
28 March 1879Battle of Hlobane
29 March 1879Battle of Khambula
2 April 1879Battle of Gingindlovu, and Relief of Eshowe
1st JuneDeath of the Prince Imperial
3 July 1879Lord Chelmsford’s advance on Ulundi
4th July 1879Battle of Ulundi
4th July onwardsThe British Withdrawal from Zululand
August 28 1879Capture of King Cetshwayo
28th November 1879Second British Expedition against King Sekhukhune
8 February 1884Death of King Cetshwayo
December 1880The Boer Attack on British Column, Bronkhorstspruit