Battle of Intombe
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The Battle of Intombe was an action fought on 12 March 1879, between Zulu troops loyal to Mbilini waMswati and British soldiers and African civilian conductors, drivers and voorloopers (scouts) defending a convoy of wagons on the road from Derby to Lüneburg. The convoy straggled badly along the road due to the rains and bogged on both sides of the Intombe river, which had risen and was in spate due to the rains. Most of the wagons were laagered, somewhat haphazardly, close to the river on the Derby side with a small party and two wagons on the Lüneburg side.
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1879 Battle of Intombe
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| event | armed conflict | 1879 | Battle of Intombe | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
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