Siege of Eshowe

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Siege of Eshowe
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War
Wagons crossing Amatikulu drift on the way to Eshowe
Date 22 January – 3 April 1879 Location Eshowe 28°53′34″S 31°29′49″E / 28.892767°S 31.497075°E / -28.892767; 31.497075 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Charles Pearson	Dabulamanzi kaMpande
Strength
1,700 (No. 1 Column) 5,670 (Relief Column)	12,000
Casualties and losses
137 killed	c. 1,000 killed
class=notpageimage| Location in present-day South Africa Show map of South Africa Siege of Eshowe (KwaZulu-Natal) Show map of KwaZulu-Natal

The siege of Eshowe took place during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The siege was part of a three-pronged attack on the Zulu Impis of king Cetshwayo at Ulundi. After an incursion as far as Eshowe (then also known as Fort Ekowe or kwaMondi)^[1] Colonel Charles Pearson was besieged there for two months by the Zulus.