The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place

Date: 12 Jan 1879
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01Omer-Cooper: History of Southern Africa; Pakenham, T. (1991). The Scramble for Africa, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. G.A. Chadwick The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift,Available at samilitaryhistory.org, [Accessed: 04 December 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011064

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"The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011064. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The first battle of the Anglo-Zulu war takes place." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011064.