Isandlwana
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Isandlwana with a British cairn marking a grave from the Battle of Isandlwana
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| Listing | List of mountains in South Africa |
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Isandlwana is located in KwaZulu-Natal
 Isandlwana
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
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| Location | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Parent range | Drakensberg foothill |
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| Easiest route | From Dundee |
Isandlwana (Zulu pronunciation: [ísanˈdɮwáːna])[2] (older spelling Isandhlwana, also sometimes seen as Isandula) is an isolated hill in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located 105 miles (169 km) north by northwest of Durban.[3]
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History
This mountain has historical significance. On 22 January 1879, Isandlwana was the site of the Battle of Isandlwana, where approximately 22,000 Zulu warriors defeated a contingent of approximately 1,350 British and Native troops in one of the first engagements of the Anglo-Zulu War.[4] The force was largely wiped out by the Zulus under Cetshwayo. The battle remains the single greatest defeat for the British Army at the hands of a native army.[5]
Isandlwana hill rises 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Rorke's Drift, a ford on the Buffalo River, a tributary of the Tugela River.
See also
- Battle of Isandlwana
- List of mountains in South Africa
- SAS Isandlwana (F146) - a Valour-class frigate of the South African Navy
References
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- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ John Wells: the symbol ɮ. John Wells’s phonetic blog, 19. September 2012.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica (1950), v.12, 703.
- ↑ BritishBattles.com "The Battle of Isandlwana"
- ↑ The Battle of Isandlwana
