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  2. Anglo-Zulu War - Wikipedia

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    The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 ... One of the early British casualties was the exiled pretender to ...

  3. Battle of Isandlwana - Wikipedia

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    Lord Chelmsford, the Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the war, initially planned a five-pronged invasion of Zululand consisting of over 16,500 troops in five columns and designed to encircle the Zulu army and force it to fight as he was concerned that the Zulus would avoid battle, slip around the British and over the Tugela, and ...

  4. United Kingdom casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    Second Sudan War: 1898 1898 700 700 Anglo-Zanzibar War: 1896 1896 0 0 1 wounded British sailor. Third Anglo-Burmese War: 1885 1887 First Boer War: 1880 1881 408 408 Anglo-Zulu War: 1879 1879 1,900 1,900 Second Anglo-Afghan War: 1878 1880 9,850 9,850 - Ref: Indian Rebellion of 1857: 1857 1858 11,021+ 11,021 +

  5. Category:British military personnel killed in the Anglo-Zulu ...

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    Pages in category "British military personnel killed in the Anglo-Zulu War" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Battle of Kambula - Wikipedia

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    The official British estimation in the War Office narrative put the total Zulu losses of dead and wounded at "nearly 2,000". The Zulus thought that their casualties were at least as high or higher than those suffered at Isandlwana. The British suffered casualties of 18 British soldiers killed, 8 officers and 57 men wounded, 11 of whom later ...

  7. Battle of Rorke's Drift - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War.The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, of the 24th Regiment of Foot, began once a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from the main force during the ...

  8. Battle of Ulundi - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi (Zulu: oNdini) on 4 July 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War.The British army broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and burning the royal kraal of oNdini.

  9. Zungeni Mountain skirmish - Wikipedia

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    Aside from Frith the British casualties included two irregulars wounded; two months after the battle the remains of 25 Zulu were discovered on the battlefield. After the skirmish the British paused to fortify their camp before proceeding further into Zululand , decisively defeating the Zulu in the 4 July Battle of Ulundi .