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The Battle of Isandlwana (alternative spelling: Isandhlwana) on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
- 22 January 1879
Jan 22, 2014 · Famously, the garrison of 150 British and colonial troops defended against an intense assault by 3000 to 4000 Zulu warriors. The story of Coghill and Melvill's dash from the Isandlwana...
His Majesty King Zwelithini will on Friday, 22 January 2021 give a virtual address to commemorate the Battle of Isandlwana. The Battle of Isandlwana marks a ...
Jan 22, 2021 · Isandlwana, the first battle of the Zulu War, saw more British troops lost than on any other single day between the Battle of Waterloo (1815) and the First World War (1914-18). Yet, immediately after this defeat, a small British garrison successfully fought off a huge Zulu force at Rorke’s Drift.
Jan 16, 2021 · The Zulu name for the promontory with precipitous rock on three sides describes the shape of a cow’s smaller stomach, but to the men of the 24th Regiment of Foot its silhouette at dawn became a sinister omen when a low-lying black cloud touched its peak and turned blood-red.
Isandlwana was a humiliating defeat for a British government that hadn’t even ordered the attack on Zululand in the first place. When news reached home both of the massacre and the valiant defence of Rorke’s Drift, the British public was baying for blood.
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Nov 4, 2019 · On the early morning of 22 January, General Chelmsford and most of the main Column departed the British base at Isandlwana. Colonel Henry Pulleine remained at the camp, commanding a small conglomeration of soldiers. He had express orders to defend the encampment, though no-one believed the garrison faced any threat of a Zulu attack.
