Siege of Eshowe - Anglo Zulu War of 1879 KwaZulu Natal South Africa

The Siege of Eshowe (February/March 1879) took place after Col Pearson fortified the kwaMondi Mission at Eshowe after the news of the battle of Isandlwana reached him. The Zulus getting annoyed by his apparent impertinence tightened their grip on Eshowe so that Lord Chelmsford eventually had to organise a relief column to extricate Pearson.

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