Battle of Kambula

Battle of Kambula
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Kambula by Melton Prior
Date 29 March 1879 Location Kambula, South Africa 27°41′34″S 30°40′22″E / 27.692893907°S 30.672702398°E / -27.692893907; 30.672702398 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Evelyn Wood	Mnyamana kaNgqengelele[1]
Strength
2,086[2] 180 African auxiliaries 6 cannons	20,000
Casualties and losses
29 killed 54 wounded	758–2,000 killed
Kambula class=notpageimage| Location within KwaZulu-Natal Show map of KwaZulu-Natal Kambula Kambula (South Africa) Show map of South Africa

The Battle of Kambula took place on 29 March 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, when a Zulu military force attacked the British camp at Kambula, having routed the mounted element of the British force at the Battle of Hlobane the day before. The battle was a decisive Zulu defeat and the Zulu warriors lost their belief in victory. The war ended after the Zulu defeat at the Battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879.