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
10 Europeans and 5 NNC killed
16–20 wounded		 300+ or 400–600 killed
2 prisoners

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

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