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Anglo-Zulu War

The Age of Empire

The Anglo-Zulu War, also called simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the British defence at Rorke's Drift. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
1879 1
Event Date
1879-01-11 1
Location
Present-day South Africa 1
Classification
Event Type
Military Conflict 1
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In Era

Source Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War

Participant

Zulu Kingdom, Polities
Source Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War
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1. Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War
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  • Introduction
    was fought in present-day South Africa
  • Infobox
    11 January - 4 July 1879
  • Anglo-Zulu War: Event Type
    The Anglo-Zulu War, also called simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
  • Participant: Zulu Kingdom, Lead section
    The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empir
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