battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Gqokli Hill

Name: Battle of Gqokli Hill
Location: South Africa

Battle of Gqokli Hill was a battle fought in 1818 at South Africa. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at South Africa. It was part of the Ndwandwe–Zulu War, which ran from 1817 to 1819. The recorded result: Zulu victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 (est w allies) against 12,000 (est).

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Fought1818

WhereSouth Africa29.000S, 24.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZulu victory

BelligerentsZulu and alliesagainstNdwandwe

Casualties and losses2,000 killed and woundedand7,500 killed and wounded

Part ofNdwandwe–Zulu War1817 to 1819

Record

Date	1818 (year precision)
Place	South Africa 29.000S, 24.000E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	5,000 (est w allies)	12,000 (est)
Casualties and losses	2,000 killed and wounded	7,500 killed and wounded
Commanders	Shaka	Nomahlanjana

Placed at South Africa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Graspan 1899, 58 km SE
Battle of Belmont 1899, 58 km SE
Battle of Modder River 1899, 61 km E
Battle of Magersfontein 1899, 68 km E
Siege of Kimberley 1899, 80 km E

Elsewhere in 1818

Battle of Gqokli Hill is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 92 in present-day South Africa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888668, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gqokli Hill, revision 1370441903, 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.