Situated on southwest-facing slope about 500m beyond Fort Ekowe. Enquiries Zululand Historical Museum Fort Nongqayi.
There is no on site information and the use of a Guide is recommended to enhance the experience of the site, which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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17 September 1901 Battle fought during Gen Louis Botha’s second invasion of Natal. A British Squadron attacked a scouting party of Boers only to be attacked themselves by the main body of Boers. 16 British Officers and 273 men killed…
6 May 1902 Louis Botha’s Commandos desperate for food began raiding local Zulus’ cattle and crops. The abaQulusi community threatened to retaliate and this occurred in the early hours of 6 May 1902 when Chief Sikhobobo with some 300 men…
22 January 1879 On the 22nd January 1879 the British Camp was attacked and overrun by some 20 000 Zulus, leaving approximately 1357 Imperial soldiers, Colonial Volunteers and Native Levies dead on the slopes of the hillside below this “Sphinx”…
On R600 between Ladysmith and Winterton. Near the site of No 4 Stationary Hospital during Gen Sir Redvers Buller’s upper Tugela operations. British campsite was situated in the valley below. On Private property but visitors have access to the graves….
12 March1879 At Myer’s Drift on the eNtombe River, in the very early hours in the morning a Zulu force led by Chief Mbelini attacked a military convoy encamped on the banks of the river en route to Lüneburg. The…
April 1838 In April 1838 a Voortrekker Commando led by Uys and Maritz set out to recover the livestock stolen during the attacks on the laagers along the Bushman’s River was ambushed and Piet Uys was cut off from the…
You definitely need a guide, however it was a very touching site.