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2 unusual facts about Battle of Ulundi


Cetshwayo kaMpande

After initial victories, such as the Battle of Isandlwana, the British repeatedly defeated the Zulu armies in the field before finally capturing the Zulu capital at the Battle of Ulundi.

Transvaal Rangers

It served in the 4 July 1879 Battle of Ulundi - the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War as well as the earlier battles of Hlobane and Kambula.


Melton Prior

While he missed the events at Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, he did witness subsequent actions including the final Battle of Ulundi He was also with the group who discovered the body of the Prince Imperial.


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