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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Adrian Greaves |
| ISBN: | 0297847007 9780297847007 |
| OCLC Number: | 57574358 |
| Description: | 383 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Early settlers in South Africa -- The Zulus, defenders of the Buffalo River -- The Zulu military and their tactics -- Trade, diamonds and war -- The British, invaders of Zululand -- The five invading columns -- The first invasion of Zululand, 11 January 1879 -- The battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 -- An appalling disaster -- Rorke's drift, 22-23 January 1879 -- Post-battle: a deep sigh of relief -- Enquiry and cover-up -- The coastal (no. 1) column -- The defence and relief of Eshowe -- The Battle of Gingindlovu -- The northern column -- The battle of Ntombe River (Meyer's drift) -- Hlobane, 28 March 1879 -- Khambula, 29 March 1879 -- The second invasion, 31 May -- 4 July 1879 -- The advance on Ulundi -- The battle of Ulundi -- Beginning of the end -- Aftermath of the Zulu War. |
| Responsibility: | Adrian Greaves. |
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