Picture No | 10218308 |
Date | 1879 |
Description | The Zulu war. The Battle of Isandhlawana, January 22nd 1879. |
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The landscape of Isadhlwana, a rocky point terminating in a huge precipice about 1,000 feet high, with Zulu forces suurounding the British troops on every side. The Zulus numbered somewhere in the region of 6,000. The battle represented a catastrophic loss for the British army.
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Source | The Graphic. 1879. Supplement to the Graphic. By G Durand. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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