Battle of Hlobane

Battle of Hlobane
Part of Anglo-Zulu War

Battle of Hlobane
Date28 March 1879
Location
Hlobane, South Africa
27°41′56″S 30°57′0″E / 27.69889°S 30.95000°E / -27.69889; 30.95000 (Hlobane)
Result Zulu victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British Empire Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Evelyn Wood Mbilini waMswati
Mnyamana Buthelezi
Strength
675 25,000
(2,000 engaged)[1]
Casualties and losses
225 killed
8 wounded
12 officers, 80 regulars[a]
Hlobane is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Hlobane
Hlobane
Location within KwaZulu-Natal
Hlobane is located in South Africa
Hlobane
Hlobane
Hlobane (South Africa)

The Battle of Hlobane (28 March 1879) took place at Hlobane, near the modern town of Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War.

  1. ^ a b Laband 2009, p. 115.


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