Battle of Gingindlovu
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The Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu) was fought on 2 April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the Siege of Eshowe and a Zulu impi of King Cetshwayo.
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Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu) | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-Zulu War | |||||||
The final repulse of the Zulus at Ginghilovo, from a sketch supplied by Lieutenant-Colonel J. North Crealock | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
British Empire | Zulu Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lord Chelmsford | Somopho kaZikhala[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,670 2 × 9-pounder guns 4 × 24-pound rocket battery 2 × Gatling Guns | 11,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
11 killed 62 wounded[2] | 1,000+ killed[2] |
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