Zulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest defeat in Africa when 24,000 Zulu soldiers overran a British camp of … The battlefield of Isandlwana became a site of commeration in later years. Related events: 17 January 1879 - Battle of … Boddy-Evans, A., (2011), ‘This Day in African History’ , from African History Guide , [online], …