Action at Sihayo's Kraal
The 12 January 1879 action at Sihayo's Kraal was an early skirmish in the Anglo-Zulu War. The day after launching an invasion of Zululand, the British General Lord Chelmsford led a reconnaissance in force against the kraal of Zulu Chief Sihayo. This was intended to secure his left flank for an advance on the Zulu capital at Ulundi and as retribution against Sihayo for the incursion of his sons into the neighbouring British Colony of Natal.
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Action at Sihayo's Kraal
The 12 January 1879 action at Sihayo's Kraal was an early skirmish in the Anglo-Zulu War. The day after launching an invasion of Zululand, the British General Lord Chelmsford led a reconnaissance in force against the kraal of Zulu Chief Sihayo. This was intended to secure his left flank for an advance on the Zulu capital at Ulundi and as retribution against Sihayo for the incursion of his sons into the neighbouring British Colony of Natal.
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The 12 January 1879 action at ...... of Isandlwana ten days later.
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2 NNC men killed; 20 NNC men and 2 officers wounded
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Zulu Kingdom
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1879-01-12
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British victory
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*1 battalion Natal Native Contingent (NNC)
*3 companies 24th Regiment of Foot
*A mixed unit of mounted infantry
70+ warriors
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A depiction of the action, Bri ...... rving in the centre foreground
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*Lord Chelmsford
*Richard Glyn
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Mkumbikazulu kaSihayo
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Action at Sihayo's Kraal
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1879-01-12
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Approximate location in present-day South Africa
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South Africa
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the Anglo-Zulu War
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British victory
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*3 companies 24th Regiment of ...... mixed unit of mounted infantry
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The 12 January 1879 action at ...... uring British Colony of Natal.
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Action at Sihayo's Kraal
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Action at Sihayo's Kraal
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