Battle of Ulundi

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Battle of Ulundi Battle of kwaNodwengu Battle of oCwecweni[1]
Part of Anglo-Zulu War
The Burning of oNdini
Date 4 July 1879 Location Ulundi, South Africa Result British victory End of the Anglo-Zulu War
Belligerents
British Empire	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Lord Chelmsford	Ziwedu kaMpande[2]
Strength
4,200 British[a] 1,000 Africans 2 Gatling Guns 10 cannons	12,000–15,000 [b]
Casualties and losses
13–18 killed[3] 69–89 wounded[c]	473 killed[d] 1,000+ wounded[e]

The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi (Zulu: oNdini) on 4 July 1879 and was the last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British army broke the military power of the Zulu nation by defeating the main Zulu army and immediately afterwards capturing and burning the royal kraal of oNdini.

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