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Battle of Kambula

1879 · 19th century · Part of the Anglo-Zulu War

The Battle of Kambula was fought on 29 March 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War, when a British column under Colonel Evelyn Wood, defending a fortified camp in north-western Zululand, repulsed a major attack by the main Zulu army. The heavy Zulu losses made it a turning point of the war after the disaster at Isandlwana.

Battle of Kambula
Image: Charles Robinson, after Melton Prior (1845 - 1910) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Kambula. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-kambula
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