Bambatha Rebellion

Bambatha rebellion
Part of the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War

Zulu warriors
Date1906
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents

United Kingdom United Kingdom

amaZondi and amaCube clans of the Zulu people
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Duncan McKenzie Chief Bambatha kaMancinza
Strength
4,316 soldiers (including 2,978 Militia)[1] Unknown
Casualties and losses
36 (including 6 levies)[2] 3,000 to 4,000 killed

The Bambatha Rebellion (or the Zulu Rebellion) of 1906 was led by Bambatha kaMancinza (c. 1860–1906?), leader of the Zondi clan of the Zulu people, who lived in the Mpanza Valley (now a district near Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal) against British rule and taxation in the Colony of Natal, South Africa.

  1. ^ Stuart 1913, p. 548.
  2. ^ Stuart 1913, p. 540.