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Anglo-Zulu War: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Zulu War
Date January 1879 - July 1879
Location South Africa
Participants United Kingdom • Zulu

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King of the Zulu
Isandlwana Memorial
A collage featuring four colonial-era European figures in military and formal attire, a yellow map of Africa, and a vintage cartoon of imperialism in the background.
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King of the Zulu
Cetshwayo
Zulu king
Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
British field marshal
Sir Bartle Frere, detail of an oil painting by Sir George Reid, 1881; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Bartle Frere, 1st Baronet
British colonial official

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