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Anglo-Zulu War

Took place on January 11, 1879

147

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The 148th anniversary falls on January 11, 2027, in 79 days.

The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the 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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