烏倫迪之役
| 烏倫迪之役 | |||||||
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| 祖魯戰爭的一部分 | |||||||
 燃燒中的烏倫迪 | |||||||
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| 参战方 | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} 大英帝國 | 祖魯王國 | ||||||
| 指挥官与领导者 | |||||||
| Lord Chelmsford | Cetshwayo | ||||||
| 兵力 | |||||||
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4200 British[1] 1000 Africans 2 Gatling Guns 10 canons | 12,000 to 15,000 [2] | ||||||
| 伤亡与损失 | |||||||
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10 killed[3] 87 wounded | 1,500+[4] | ||||||
烏倫迪之役於1879年6月4日爆發在祖魯首都烏倫迪，5,317名英軍以精良的武器大敗20,000名祖魯戰士，烏倫迪被攻克。英軍傷亡人數不過100人，祖魯則損失了超過1,500名戰士。祖魯的軍事力量因此而瓦解，再不能對抗大英帝國殖民者的入侵。
參考
- ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Zululand gives 5200
- ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Zululand gives 12,000 to 15,000
- ^ Ian Knight, Adam Hook, British Fortifications in Zululand 1879, Osprey, 2005, p.59: gives 13 killed 69 wounded. F.E. Colenso, History of the Zulu War and Its Origin, London, 1880, p. 448, gives 18 killed, 85 wounded.
- ^ New York Times, 25 July 1879, THE BATTLE OF ULUNDI, gives 1500 Zulu casualties. 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Zululand gives 1500.