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Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.

Historical image related to Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British. from August 28, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War

British colonial war in 1879

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the British defence at Rorke's Drift.
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Cetshwayo

King of the Zulu Kingdom (1826–1884)

Cetshwayo kaMpande was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1873 to 1884 and its Commander in Chief during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His name has been transliterated as Cetywayo or Cetshwayo. Cetshwayo consistently opposed the war and sought fruitlessly to make peace with the…
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Zulu people

Nguni ethnic group

Zulu people are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign state, established by the Acts of Union in 1801. It continued in this form until 1927, when it evolved into the United Kingdom of Great…
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