THE BATTLES OF HLOBANE AND KHAMBULA: FORGOTTEN TURNING POINT OF THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR.
Code: E068
Price: £25.00
Catalogue(s): Franklin
Category(s): New Books, Nineteenth Century,
224pp., 20 colour illus. 2026. The battles of Hlobane and Khambula were fought on consecutive days, 28 and 29 March 1879, with very different outcomes. The first, a bungled raid, ended in a humiliating debacle due to poor planning and reconnaissance. The latter saw the outnumbered British unleash their cavalry to turn the Zulu withdrawal into a bloody rout.