Battle of Kambula

Battle of Kambula
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War

Battle of Kambula by Melton Prior
Date29 March 1879
Location
Kambula, South Africa
27°41′34″S 30°40′22″E / 27.692893907°S 30.672702398°E / -27.692893907; 30.672702398
Result British victory
Belligerents
 British Empire Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Evelyn Wood Mnyamana kaNgqengelele[1]
Strength
2,086[2]
180 African auxiliaries
6 cannons
20,000
Casualties and losses
29 killed
54 wounded
758–2,000 killed
Kambula is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Kambula
Kambula
Location within KwaZulu-Natal
Kambula is located in South Africa
Kambula
Kambula
Kambula (South Africa)

The Battle of Kambula took place on 29 March 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, when a Zulu military force attacked the British camp at Kambula, having routed the mounted element of the British force at the Battle of Hlobane the day before. The battle was a decisive Zulu defeat and the Zulu warriors lost their belief in victory. The war ended after the Zulu defeat at the Battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879.

  1. ^ Laband 2009, p. 6.
  2. ^ Knight & Castle 1992, p. 69.