1879 In South Africa

Events

• 11 January - Britain decares war aganist the Zulus and launches the Anglo-Zulu War after the an ultimatum issued on 11 December 1878 is regected
• 22 January - The Zulus wipe out British forces at the Battle of Isandlwana
• 7 March - The first British troops from all over the empire arrive in Durban
• 12 March - A force of 2,000 Zulus attacks a British camp at Ntombi River. Of the 60 men in the camp, only 15 escape.
• 4 July - The Zulus are defeated at Ulundi and the war ends
• 28 August - The Zulu King Cetshwayo is captured

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