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