Anglo-Zulu War

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The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war
cause British imperial expansion in southern Africa
ultimatum issued by British High Commissioner to the Zulu king
conflictBetween British Empire
Zulu Kingdom
date 1879
endDate 1879-07-04
followedBy partition of Zululand into chiefdoms under British influence
hasBattle Battle of Nyezane
surface form: Battle of Gingindlovu

Battle of Hlobane
Isandlwana
surface form: Battle of Isandlwana

Battle of Kambula
Battle of Nyezane
Battle of Rorke's Drift
Battle of Ulundi
hasCasualties over 1,000 British and colonial troops killed
thousands of Zulu killed
hasCommander Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
Viscount Wolseley
surface form: Garnet Wolseley

Cetshwayo kaMpande
surface form: King Cetshwayo kaMpande

2nd Baron Chelmsford
surface form: Lord Chelmsford

Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande
hasParticipant British Army
Zulu Army
surface form: Zulu warriors
historicalContext Victorian-era British imperialism
involves African auxiliaries allied to the British
Boer volunteers
British colonial administration in Natal
languageOfPrimarySources English
Zulu
locatedIn Colony of Natal
Zulu Kingdom
Southern Africa
surface form: southern Africa
mediaAdaptation film Zulu (1964)
film Zulu Dawn (1979)
notableEvent British defeat at Isandlwana
Battle of Rorke's Drift
surface form: British defense of Rorke's Drift

destruction of Ulundi
opponent United Kingdom
Zulu Kingdom
partOf British colonial wars
precededBy period of tension between Natal and Zululand
result British victory
defeat of the Zulu Kingdom
dismantling of the Zulu state
significantFor demonstrating Zulu military effectiveness at Isandlwana
end of Zulu political independence
expansion of British control in southern Africa
startDate 1879-01-11

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Zulu Kingdom notableEvent Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu Kingdom conflict Anglo-Zulu War
KwaZulu-Natal hasHistoricalSite Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Battlefields of the Anglo-Zulu War
Natal participatedIn Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu people historicalEvent Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) partOf Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) conflict Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) precededBy Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
this entity surface form: British invasion of Zululand
Henry Bartle Frere notableEvent Anglo-Zulu War
Sir Evelyn Wood conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Rorke's Drift partOf Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Rorke's Drift conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Rorke's Drift category Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Battles of the Anglo-Zulu War
Cetshwayo kaMpande militaryConflict Anglo-Zulu War
Boer–Zulu conflicts relatedTo Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Anglo–Zulu War
Colony of Natal involvedIn Anglo-Zulu War
Redvers Buller conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Ulundi historicalEventLocation Anglo-Zulu War
17th Lancers conflictParticipated Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Zulu War
Martini–Henry rifle conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Natal colonial forces conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu Army conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine conflict Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine participantIn Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Henry Pulleine
Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Mavumengwana kaNdlela Ntuli conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Mavumengwana kaNdlela Ntuli associatedWith Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Zulu Kingdom–British Empire conflict
Mavumengwana kaNdlela Ntuli historicalEvent Anglo-Zulu War
this entity surface form: Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
Natal Native Contingent conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford notableWork Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford conflict Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford hasCause Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
this entity surface form: Anglo-Zulu War military campaign
Horace Smith-Dorrien conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Isandlwana war Anglo-Zulu War
Viscount Wolseley participatedIn Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Buffalo River historicallySignificantFor Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Buffalo River (South Africa)
Lord Methuen conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu depicts Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu setDuring Anglo-Zulu War
Napoleon, Prince Imperial conflict Anglo-Zulu War
British colonial forces participatedIn Anglo-Zulu War
Private Frederick Hitch conflict Anglo-Zulu War
subject surface form: Frederick Hitch
58th Regiment of Foot conflict Anglo-Zulu War
Natal Mounted Police conflict Anglo-Zulu War