Battle of Gingindlovu

Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu)
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War
The final repulse of the Zulus at Ginghilovo, from a sketch supplied by Lieutenant-Colonel J. North Crealock
Date 2 April 1879 Location South bank of the Inyezane River 29°1′29″S 31°35′8″E / 29.02472°S 31.58556°E / -29.02472; 31.58556 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Lord Chelmsford	Somopho kaZikhala Dabulamanzi kaMpande[1]
Strength
5,670 2 × 9-pounder guns 4 × 24-pound rocket battery 2 × Gatling Guns	11,000[2]
Casualties and losses
11 killed 62 wounded[2]	1,000+ killed[2]

The Battle of Gingindlovu (uMgungundlovu) was fought on 2 April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the Siege of Eshowe and a Zulu impi of King Cetshwayo.