The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the opening encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War and a famous Zulu victory against the British Army. Over 25,000 Zulu warriors attacked and destroyed a British-led force of 1,700 men camped at the foot of the Isandlwana mountain in Southern Africa. The British did recover, won the war in July that year, and ultimately achieved their purpose of expanding and securing total control of Southern Africa.
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