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EVENTS

January

11 January - Britain declares war against the Zulu s and launches the Anglo-Zulu War after the an ultimatum issued on 11 December 1878 is regected

22 January - The Zulus wipe out British forces at the Battle Of Isandlwana

March

7 March - The first British troops from all over the empire arrive in Durban

12 March - A force of 2,000 Zulus attacks a British camp at Ntombi River. Of the 60 men in the camp, only 15 escape

July

4 July - The Zulus are defeated at Ulundi and the war ends

August

28 August - The Zulu King Cetshwayo is captured

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DEATHS

1 June - Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial is killed when ambushed by Zulu s during the Anglo-Zulu War