Battle of Isandlwana
battle · 1879 AD
Battle of Isandlwana, a battle recorded 1879 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 22 January 1879 AD
- War
- Anglo-Zulu War
- Side 1
- Zulu — led by Ntshingwayo kaMahole
- Side 2
- United Kingdom — led by Lord Chelmsford, Henry Pulleine
- Result
- Zulu victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 AD | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)