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Battle of Ndondakusuka

Battle of Ndondakusuka was a battle fought in 1856 in what is now South Africa. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Decisive Cetshwayo/uSuthu victory. Recorded strength: about 20,000 against about 7,000.

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Photograph of a photographic image from a Victorian glass magic lantern slide, South Africa c1875, labelled "Cetewayo".
Photograph of a photographic image from a Victorian glass magic lantern slide, South Africa c1875, labelled "Cetewayo".. Original uploader was Humansdorpie at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1856
WhereSouth Africa28.765S, 28.876E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDecisive Cetshwayo/uSuthu victory
BelligerentsCetshwayo faction (uSuthu)againstMbuyazi faction (iziGqoza)
Casualties and lossesUnknownandover 20,000 (including non-combatants)

Record

Date1856 (year precision)
PlaceSouth Africa
28.765S, 28.876E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strengthabout 20,000about 7,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownover 20,000 (including non-combatants)
Commanders
  • Cetshwayo
  • John Robert Dunn
Battle of NdondakusukaBattle of NdondakusukaBattle of GroenkopBattle of Spion KopBattle of Vaal KrantzSiege of LadysmithBattle of ColensoBattle of GroenkopSiege of LadysmithMaseruPietermaritzburgKroonstadMafetangBethlehemHlotseButha-ButheMokhotlong100 km28.765S, 28.876E
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.

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Elsewhere in 1856

Battle of Ndondakusuka 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 Q9173320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ndondakusuka, revision 1370451525, 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.