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The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 20). The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072907
South African History Online (2012) 'The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072907 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
South African History Online, The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072907, (accessed 15 October 2026).
"The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072907. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The British (no 1) supply column moving up the North Coast towards Eshowe is attacked by about 5000 Zulus as they cross the Nye." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072907.
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