Fort Pearson and Ultimatum Tree
Fort Pearson and Ultimatum Tree, North Coast , KwaZulu-Natal
401 | 11 December 1878 On the 11 December 1878 the British Government in South Africa presented an ultimatumRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Anglo Zulu War
Nyezane Battlefield
Nyezane Battlefield, Eshowe Area, KwaZulu Natal
402 | 22 January 1879 The British coastal column moving up the north coast towards Ondini via Eshowe, crossedRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
The Siege of Fort KwaMondi
The Siege of Fort KwaMondi, Eshowe Area, KwaZulu Natal
403 | 23 January to 3 April 1879 On the 23rd January Col Pearson’s Column reached the abandoned NorwegianRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
British Military Cemetery at KwaMondi
British Military Cemetery at KwaMondi, Eshowe Area, KwaZulu Natal
404 | Situated on southwest-facing slope about 500m beyond Fort Ekowe. Enquiries Zululand Historical Museum Fort Nongqayi. There isRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Isandlwana Battlefield
Isandlwana Battlefield, Nqutu Area, KwaZulu Natal
405 | 22 January 1879 On the 22nd January 1879 the British Camp was attacked and overrun by someRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Fugitives’ Drift
Fugitives' Drift, Dundee Area, KwaZulu Natal
406 | 22 January 1879 The Fugitives’ Trail is the route taken by survivors of the Battle of IsandlwanaRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Rorke’s Drift Battlefield
Rorke's Drift Battlefield, Dundee Area, KwaZulu Natal
407 | 22-23 January 1879 After the Battle of Isandlwana the Zulu reserves, along with one regiment of theRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
eNtombe Battlefield
eNtombe Battlefield (Myer's Drift), Paulpietersburg Area, Mpumalanga
408 | 12 March1879 At Myer’s Drift on the eNtombe River, in the very early hours in the morningRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Hlobane Battlefield
Hlobane Battlefield, Vryheid Area, KwaZulu-Natal
409 | 28 March 1879 In the early hours of 28 March 1879 two British columns mounted an attackRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Khambula Battlefield
Kambula Battlefield, Vryheid Area, KwaZulu Natal
410 | 29 March 1879 On the29 March 1879 some 22 000 Zulu warriors attacked the fortified British positionRead more4 | The Anglo Zulu War 1879Battlefield Information
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Fort Mistake by Suzaan Hall
Hi Andrew I work at a travel magazine in SA and would like to do a short article about Fort MIstake mentioning the motel and would like more info. Please send me an e-mail to suzaanhall at gmail dot com so that I can get in touch?
Utrecht by Alex
Thanks for this. As a lover of early SA architecture, esp churches, KZN is largely unexplored, for me. Hopefully, I can soon put that right, and take in the battlefields as well as the old buildings. Utrecht, and obviously a number of surrounding towns, has an interesting history. See you soon!