What the records say
- When
- 1879
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 28.28° S, 30.95° E
- Description
- 1879 skirmish between British and Zulu forces
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Zungeni Mountain skirmish
1879 skirmish between British and Zulu forces
The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place on 5 June 1879 between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of Zululand, in what is now South Africa, in the later stages of the Anglo-Zulu War. British irregular horse commanded by Colonel Redvers Buller discovered a force of 300 Zulus at the settlement of eZulaneni near Zungeni Mountain.
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