Battle of Hlobane - Anglo Zulu War of 1879
The Battle of Hlobane (28 March 1879) was where the British force of the No 4 Column under Col. Sir Evelyn Wood was taunted by the Zulus in a spectacular running Battle which lasted the entire day -- 93 British soldiers were killed.
Five Victoria Crosses were awarded for extraordinary valor at Hlobane--to Browne, Buller, Fowler, Leet and Lysons -- as well as five Distinguished Conduct Medals.
There are three main focal points on this Battlefield, namely:
- the graves of Campbell and Lloyd who where killed while storming a rebel stronghold
- Ntyenka Nek where the troops of Cmdt Weatherly and Captain Barton were driven off the cliffs by the Zulu's
- and the Devil's Pass where Brevet Lieutentant-Colonel Sir Redvers Buller was to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
The Hlobane Battlefield is a close second to the Isandlwana Battlefield in terms of atmosphere -- once you are walking around on the mountain, the time clock seems to turn back easily to 1879. The Battle of Hlobane was fought the day before the Battle of Khambula.
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