battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Lubuya

Name: Battle of Lubuya
Location: eSwatini

Battle of Lubuya was a battle fought in 1839 in what is now eSwatini. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Mfecane. The recorded result: Swazi victory.

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Fought1839

WhereeSwatini26.967S, 31.317E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSwazi victory

BelligerentsZulu KingdomagainstSwazi Kingdom

Part ofMfecane

Where it sits in Mfecane

3 placed engagements of Mfecane in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1839 (year precision)
Place	eSwatini 26.967S, 31.317E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses	Substantial losses, 2 regiments annihilated
Commanders	Masiphula Ntshangase Dingane	Mngayi Fakudze Lojiba Simelane Malambule

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Intombe 1879, 76 km SW
Battle of Hlobane 1879, 89 km SW
Battle of Kambula 1879, 103 km SW
Battle of Tshaneni 1884, 104 km SE
Battle of Blood River Poort 1901, 118 km SW

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1839

Battle of Lubuya is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1 in present-day eSwatini.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890778, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lubuya, revision 1370448190, 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.