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Special Tours

Zulu Cultural Tour Into Zululand

10 Mar 2022 by Website Admin

A one day trip to visit local Zulu’s in their homes, buy or admire Zulu crafts, enjoy magnificent scenery and … Read More

Special Tours

3 in 1 Tour

10 Mar 2022 by Website Admin

Three battlefields in 1 day It will be my pleasure to take you the following Tours: Full day tour – … Read More

San Safaris
Special Tours

5 Kings and 1 Queen Tour

10 Mar 2022 by Website Admin

A tour to the sites of the burial of 5 Zulu kings and Queen Nandi – King Shaka’s mother. San … Read More

Donegan
Interesting Reads

Account by Major J. F. Donegan, RAMC Transcribed and notated by Pat Rundgren

31 May 2021 by Website Admin

This account by Major Donegan is taken from a hand-written document relating to the battle and a short period afterwards. … Read More

Their Royal Highnesses
Interesting Reads

The Royal Tour of 1901

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

In 1901 the Duke of Cornwall and York – the future King George V – and his wife embarked on … Read More

Zulu memorial Isandlwana
Interesting Reads

Memorial To The Zulu Dead at Isandlwana by Pat Rundgren

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

A casualty rate of 10% of forces engaged in battle is today considered as catastrophic. British casualties at Isandlwana number … Read More

Interesting Reads

Isandlwana – Durnford’s Last Stand – by Pat Rundgren

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

“An ancient song, as old as the ashes Echoed as Mageba’s warriors marched away”. South African Contemporary Folk Song. Johhny … Read More

John George Cheere Emmett
Interesting Reads

The Man Who Never Spoke About the War by Andre van Ellinckhuyzen

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

“We once bumped into a column of Russian POW’s. They were in a very bad way and some of them … Read More

of St James Anglican church in Dundee
Interesting Reads

The Penn Symons flag By Pam McFadden

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

This flag arrived in the post addressed to the Museum Dundee back in the early 1980’s. It has been on … Read More

Interesting Reads

The Long Tom Gun at Dundee by Pat Rundgren & Pam McFadden

9 Feb 2021 by Website Admin

Known as “Long Toms”, the four 155mm siege guns installed in the forts to protect Pretoria, were supposed to be … Read More

Interesting Reads

Smoking Party at Elandslaagte – By Pat Rundgren

7 Dec 2020 by Website Admin

When the Boer raiding party rode into Elandslaagte on 19 October 1899 they first made a turn at David Harris’ … Read More

Interesting Reads

The use of so-called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ by Zulu Warriors – by Pat Rundgren

7 Dec 2020 by Website Admin

Physical combat has to be the most exhilarating experience that any man can have. Obviously, all-out effort, commitment and ferocity … Read More

Interesting Reads

The action at Acton Homes by Robin Smith

7 Dec 2020 by Website Admin

In September 2019 we lost the doyen of Anglo Boer War researchers, Steve Watt. Steve put together a seminal book … Read More

Interesting Reads

THE “LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS” AT ISANDLWANA by Pat Rundgren

24 Jan 2019 by Website Admin

“Hopeless battalions, destined to die, Broken by the Benders of Kings”. Contemporary South African folk song. Johnny Clegg and Savuka. … Read More

Interesting Reads

ISANDLWANA – THE MAN IN THE CAVE by Pat Rundgren

24 Jan 2019 by Website Admin

“Impi, wo nansimpi yeza, Wobani bengathinta ma bubhesi?” “Who is going (to be stupid enough) to touch the lions? Contemporary … Read More

Interesting Reads

We Wander the Battlefields by Midge Carter

3 May 2018 by Website Admin

We Wander the Battlefields is the fruit of Midge Carter’s life-long passion for the history of the Anglo-Boer and Zulu … Read More

Interesting Reads

Another Blood Soaked Hill in Zululand

3 May 2018 by Website Admin

GUNNER FREDERICK HENRY BRADLEY V.C. Although suffering from the worst drought in decades, one hopes that the rainy season is … Read More

Interesting Reads

The Capture of Winston Churchill

25 Apr 2018 by Website Admin

THE CAPTURE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL – THE ARMOURED TRAIN INCIDENT. 15 NOVEMBER 1899. “I have had, in the last four … Read More

Interesting Reads

Itala Monument to Valour by M C Carter

1 Mar 2018 by Website Admin

Twice in less than 23 years, Natal was saved from invasion by the gallant stands made by two small, vastly … Read More

Interesting Reads

Frederick Hitch and the defence of Rorkes Drift by M Boucher

1 Mar 2018 by Website Admin

The story of Rorke’s Drift has often been told and perhaps nowhere so graphically as by Donald R. Morris in … Read More

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Interesting Reads

  • Donegan
    Account by Major J. F. Donegan, RAMC Transcribed and notated by Pat Rundgren31 May 2021
  • Their Royal Highnesses
    The Royal Tour of 19019 Feb 2021
  • Zulu memorial Isandlwana
    Memorial To The Zulu Dead at Isandlwana by Pat Rundgren9 Feb 2021
  • Isandlwana – Durnford’s Last Stand – by Pat Rundgren9 Feb 2021
  • John George Cheere Emmett
    The Man Who Never Spoke About the War by Andre van Ellinckhuyzen9 Feb 2021
  • of St James Anglican church in Dundee
    The Penn Symons flag By Pam McFadden9 Feb 2021
  • The Long Tom Gun at Dundee by Pat Rundgren & Pam McFadden9 Feb 2021
  • Smoking Party at Elandslaagte – By Pat Rundgren7 Dec 2020
  • The use of so-called ‘Magic Mushrooms’ by Zulu Warriors – by Pat Rundgren7 Dec 2020
  • The action at Acton Homes by Robin Smith7 Dec 2020

Battlefield Information

  • Advice on Visiting the Battlefields
  • Early Zulu Battles and Historical Sites
  • Voortrekker – Zulu Conflict
  • The Rebellion of Langalibalele 1873
  • The Anglo Zulu War 1879
  • Transvaal War of Independence 1880-1881
  • The Zulu Civil War 1883-1888
  • The South African / Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902
  • Bhambatha Rebellion
  • Battlefields Route Map
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KZN Battlefields Route
  • Home
  • Battlefields
    • Advice on Visiting the Battlefields
    • Early Zulu Battles and Historical Sites
    • Voortrekker – Zulu Conflict
    • The Rebellion of Langalibalele 1873
    • The Anglo Zulu War 1879
    • Transvaal War of Independence 1880-1881
    • The Zulu Civil War 1883-1888
    • The South African / Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902
    • Bhambatha Rebellion
    • Battlefields Route Map
  • Find a Guide
    • By Alphabetic Listing
    • By Base of Operations
      • Dundee / Rorke’s Drift / Isandlwana
      • Durban / Coastal
      • Eshowe / Ulundi / Vryheid / Newcastle
      • Ladysmith / Colenso / Estcourt
      • Pietermartizburg
      • Johannesburg
    • By Speciality
      • National Guides
      • Provincial Guides
      • Site Guides
      • Zulu Culture
      • Wildlife / Birding / Nature
    • Tour Operators
  • Services
    • Accommodation
  • Tours
    • Tours
    • Special Tours
  • Attractions
    • Memorial Benches at Rorkes Drift
    • Museums
    • Wildlife & Game Parks
    • Zulu Heritage
  • Towns & Districts
    • Towns
    • Municipalities
  • Interesting Reads
    • The Heritage Portal Articles
    • Articles on the Battlefields Area
  • What’s On
  • Contact Us