Battle of Inyezane

Battle of Inyezane
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War

Map showing Inyezane
Date22 January 1879
Location
North bank of the Inyezane River
28°57′2″S 31°32′36″E / 28.95056°S 31.54333°E / -28.95056; 31.54333
Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Charles Pearson Godide kaNdlela
Strength
  • 2,758
  • 4 × 7-pounder guns
  • 1 × 24-pound rocket battery
  • 1 × Gatling Gun
 6,000
Casualties and losses
  • Killed: 10 Europeans, NNC: 5
  • 16–20 wounded
  • 300–600 killed
  • 2 prisoners

The Battle of Inyezane, was a British victory early in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879.

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