Battle of Hlobane

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The Battle of Hlobane was a 1879 engagement during the Anglo-Zulu War in which Zulu forces inflicted a significant defeat on a British-led mounted column amid rugged mountainous terrain in Zululand.

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Battle of Hlobane canonical 4
Battle of Hlobane Mountain 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hlobane Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hlobane
associatedWith Victoria Cross awards to several British soldiers ⓘ
belligerent Boer volunteers ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
colonial troops ⓘ
BritishCasualties significant ⓘ
campaign 1879 campaign of the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
cause British attempt to raid and destroy Zulu stronghold at Hlobane ⓘ
commander Colonel Redvers Buller ⓘ
Prince Imperial Napoleon Eugène (as observer) ⓘ
Sir Evelyn Wood ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
countryAtTime Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
date 1879-03-28 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Kambula ⓘ
forceType mounted troops on British side ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
location Hlobane Mountain ⓘ
Zululand ⓘ
linked to: Zululand region
militaryTheater Southern Africa ⓘ
notableFor defeat of a British-led mounted column by Zulu forces ⓘ
difficult withdrawal under fire down steep slopes ⓘ
objective capture or disperse Zulu forces at Hlobane ⓘ
destroy Zulu cattle and supplies ⓘ
opponent British-led mounted column ⓘ
Zulu forces ⓘ
opposingCountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
outcome British-led force driven from Hlobane Mountain ⓘ
heavy British and allied casualties ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
linked to: Isandlwana
presentDayLocation KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ⓘ
linked to: KwaZulu-Natal
relatedEvent Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
relatedPerson Evelyn Wood ⓘ
Napoleon Eugène, Prince Imperial ⓘ
Redvers Buller ⓘ
result Zulu victory ⓘ
significance contributed to British reassessment of tactics against Zulu forces ⓘ
terrain rugged mountainous terrain ⓘ
terrainFeature plateau ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
year 1879 ⓘ
ZuluCasualties substantial but lower than British and allies ⓘ
ZuluCommander Mnyamana kaNgqengelele (attributed high command in the region) ⓘ
ZuluTactics use of high ground and encirclement ⓘ

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Anglo-Zulu War → hasBattle → Battle of Hlobane ⓘ
Battle of Hlobane → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hlobane Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hlobane
Battle of Kambula → precededBy → Battle of Hlobane ⓘ