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Battle of Isandlwana

Battle of Isandlwana
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The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the second major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom – the Battle of Nyezane having been fought and won earlier on the same day by Colonel Pearson's Coastal Column.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878July 29, 1878 – October 20, 1878
  2. Second Anglo-Afghan War1878–1880
  3. Anglo-Zulu WarJanuary 11, 1879 – July 4, 1879
  4. Battle of Isandlwana (this page)January 22, 1879
  5. War of the PacificApril 5, 1879 – April 4, 1884
  6. First Boer WarDecember 20, 1880 – March 23, 1881

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