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Battle of Isandlwana - Impi YaseSandlwana 22 January 1879

Overview The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, and resulted in a disastrous defeat for the British Army, the worst it ever suffered at the hands of forces with inferior arms. The Anglo-Zulu War was provoked by Sir Henry Bartle Frere who, violating the policy and instructions of the British...