battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Centane

Battle of Centane was a battle fought on 7 February 1878 at Kentani, in what is now South Africa. It was part of the Ninth Xhosa War, which ran from 1877 to 1879. The recorded result: British victory.

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Record

Date	7 February 1878
Place	Kentani, South Africa 28.317S, 32.507E
Part of	Ninth Xhosa War (1877 to 1879)
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Result	British victory
Belligerents	20px British Empire	Xhosa Kingdom
Commanders	Captain Russell Upcher	?
Casualties and losses	10 killed	about 300 killed

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Mhlatuze River 1820, 76 km
Battle of Tshaneni 1884, 89 km
Battle of Ulundi 1879, 106 km
Battle of Inyezane 1879, 117 km
Battle of Gingindlovu 1879, 119 km

Elsewhere in 1878

Battle of Philippopolis Bulgaria
Battle of Ali Masjid Pakistan
Battle of Mouzaki Greece
Battle of Lincoln United States
Battle of Maglaj (1878) Bosnia and Herzegovina

Battle of Centane is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16626785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Centane, revision 1382071603, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.