Battle of Gingindlovu
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.
| 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 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,670 2 × 9-pounder guns 4 × 24-pound rocket battery 2 × Gatling Guns | 11,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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11 killed 62 wounded | 1,000+ killed | ||||||
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