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Battle of Gingindlovu

Battle of Gingindlovu was a battle fought on 2 April 1879 in what is now South Africa. It was part of the Anglo-Zulu War. The recorded result: British victory.

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Sailors from HMS Shah defending one side of the British Square during the Battle of Gingindlovu, from a sketch by Lieutenant Smith-Dorrien, RN. Engraving published in The Illustrated London News. Batt
Sailors from HMS Shah defending one side of the British Square during the Battle of Gingindlovu, from a sketch by Lieutenant Smith-Dorrien, RN. Engraving published in The Illustrated London News. Batt. William James Palmer / After William Heysham Overend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 April 1879
WhereSouth Africa29.025S, 31.586E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstZulu Kingdom
Part ofAnglo-Zulu War1879

Where it sits in the Anglo-Zulu War

Battle of Rorke's Drift, 1879Battle of Isandlwana, 1879Battle of Inyezane, 1879Siege of Eshowe, 1879Battle of Intombe, 1879Battle of Hlobane, 1879Battle of Kambula, 1879Battle of Gingindlovu, 1879Battle of Ulundi, 187918791879Battle of Gingindlovu, 1879
10 placed engagements of the Anglo-Zulu War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 April 1879
PlaceSouth Africa
29.025S, 31.586E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
  • Somopho kaZikhala
  • Dabulamanzi kaMpande
Battle of GingindlovuBattle of GingindlovuBattle of InyezaneSiege of EshoweBattle of Mhlatuze RiverBattle of ItaleniBattle of UlundiSiege of EshoweBattle of Mhlatuze RiverBattle of ItaleniBattle of UlundiDurbanPietermaritzburgLadysmith100 km29.025S, 31.586E
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Battle of Gingindlovu is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 95 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888632, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gingindlovu, revision 1370441634, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.