The Battle of Hlobane (28 March 1879) took place at Hlobane, near the modern town of Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War...
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Hlobane is a town in Zululand District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Coal-mining centre 27 km east of Vryheid and 31 km...
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They are settled at the forests of Nkandla stretching to the mountains of Hlobane and the morden day Mlalazi municipality and Mzinyathi municipality on the...
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John Cecil Russell (section Hlobane and Kambula)
to Evelyn Wood's Left Column. He led a force at the 28 March Battle of Hlobane but was criticised for his perceived abandonment of a force under Redvers...
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having routed the mounted element of the British force at the Battle of Hlobane the day before. The battle was a decisive Zulu defeat and the Zulu warriors...
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The Hlobane Coal Mine Disaster occurred at the Hlobane Colliery, Natal on 12 September 1944. During drilling of a dyke in a coal seam, methane built up...
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The Hlobane Coal Mine Disaster occurred at the Hlobane Colliery, Natal on 12 September 1983. The mine was the scene of another mining disaster 39 years...
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attack the abaQulusi Zulu stronghold in Hlobane. Lieutenant Colonel Redvers Buller, led the attack on Hlobane on 28 March. However, as the Zulu main army...
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An illustration of British Army Colonel Redvers Buller's rearguard action during Battle of Hlobane of the Anglo-Zulu War...
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War when the following deed took place on 29 March 1879 at the battle of Hlobane, South Africa for which he was awarded the VC: For his gallant conduct...
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