Kambula, Battle of, South Africa, 1879
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Khambula, Battle of, South Africa, 1879
Nkambule (South Africa), Battle of, 1879
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found: Work cat.: 94049439: Blood on the Painted Mountain : Zulu victory and defeat, Hlobane and Kambula, 1879, 1995.
found: Britannica 14:v. 23, p. 1020 (Evelyn Wood evaded encirclement at Hlobane Mountain, fell back on fortified HQ at Kambula, and repulse Cetshwayo's army; Kambula and Gingindlovu marked the turning point of the war)
found: Dupuy, R. Encyc. of mil. hist., 1970:p. 851 (Battle of Kambula)
found: Harbottle, T. Dict. of battles, 1971(Kambula)
found: Std. enc. of southern Africa, 1975:v. 11, p. 608 (a fierce Zulu onslaught on Kambula was beaten off) p. 298 (at Nkambule, British troops under Wood inflicted heavy losses) index (Kambula, or Nkambule)
found: Web search by Google, Jan. 28, 2003(battle of Kambula, battle of Khambula)
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2003-01-28: new
2003-03-07: revised
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