Isandlwana

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Isandlwana is a hill in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the site of a major 1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle in which Zulu forces inflicted a significant defeat on the British Army.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Isandlwana 16
Isandlwana canonical 4
Isandlwana battlefield 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
hill
historic site
associatedWith Cetshwayo kaMpande
Lord Chelmsford
Zulu impi tactics
battleBelligerent British Empire
Zulu Kingdom
battleDate 22 January 1879
battleOccurredHere Isandlwana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
battleResult decisive Zulu victory
category Anglo-Zulu War sites
Hills of South Africa
Landforms of KwaZulu-Natal
commemoratedOn annual battle commemorations
continent Africa
country South Africa
culturalSignificance symbol of British colonial defeat
symbol of Zulu military prowess
distanceFrom about 10–15 km from Rorke's Drift
elevation approximately 1350 metres above sea level
featuredIn Anglo-Zulu War literature
military history studies
geology rocky outcrop
hasMemorials British war graves and cairns
Zulu war memorials
heritageStatus important South African heritage site
knownFor Anglo-Zulu War history
Isandlwana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
landUse rural grazing land
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal
Rorke's Drift mission station
surface form: Rorke's Drift–Isandlwana area

uMzinyathi District Municipality
nameLanguage Zulu
nameMeaning little hand
second stomach of a cow
nearbySettlement Isandlwana village
nearRiver Buffalo River
surface form: Buffalo River region
partOf Anglo-Zulu War battlefields
region historic Zululand
shape sphinx-like hill
tourismType battlefield tourism
visibleFrom surrounding plains of KwaZulu-Natal
war Anglo-Zulu War

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) location Isandlwana
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Battle of Rorke's Drift precededBy Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Anglo-Zulu War hasBattle Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Cetshwayo kaMpande notableEvent Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Martini–Henry rifle notableEngagement Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Zulu Army notableBattle Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine battle Isandlwana
subject surface form: Henry Pulleine
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine placeOfDeath Isandlwana
subject surface form: Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine participantIn Isandlwana
subject surface form: Henry Pulleine
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza conflict Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Mavumengwana kaNdlela Ntuli battle Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Natal Native Contingent notableEngagement Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford notableEvent Isandlwana
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford conflict Isandlwana
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford placeOfDeath Isandlwana
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Durnford burialPlace Isandlwana
subject surface form: Anthony Durnford
this entity surface form: Isandlwana battlefield
Isandlwana knownFor Isandlwana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Isandlwana battleOccurredHere Isandlwana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Buffalo River locatedNear Isandlwana
subject surface form: Buffalo River (South Africa)
Buffalo River historicallySignificantFor Isandlwana
subject surface form: Buffalo River (South Africa)
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Natal Mounted Police notableEvent Isandlwana
this entity surface form: Battle of Isandlwana