Bambatha Rebellion
| Bambatha rebellion | |||||||
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| Part of the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War | |||||||
Zulu warriors | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| amaZondi and amaCube clans of the Zulu people | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Colonel Duncan McKenzie | Chief Bambatha kaMancinza | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,316 soldiers (including 2,978 militiamen) | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 36 (including 6 levies) | 3,000 to 4,000 killed | ||||||
The Bambatha Rebellion (or the Zulu Rebellion) of 1906 was led by Bambatha kaMancinza (c. 1860–1906?), leader of the Zondi clan of the Zulu people, who lived in the Mpanza Valley (now a district near Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal) against British colonial rule and taxation in the Colony of Natal exacerbated by various economic crises.
It saw around 3,000-4,000 Zulus killed by the British, and popularised the thought among colonisers that the unification of the colonies was necessary to maintain white supremacy. The Union of South Africa was subsequently formed in 1910.