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The Coroner’s Report July 25, 2026 · Isandlwana, KwaZulu-Natal

The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, When a Zulu Army Destroyed a Modern British Force in an Afternoon

Eleven days after Britain invaded Zululand, a Zulu army of some 20,000 overran the British camp at Isandlwana, killing over 1,300 British and colonial troops with spear and shield against breech-loading rifles — the worst defeat a modern British army suffered against an African force. A partial solar eclipse darkened the field mid-battle.

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The Coroner’s Report July 25, 2026 · KwaDukuza (Stanger), KwaZulu-Natal

The Assassination of Shaka Zulu by His Brothers on 22 September 1828

In twelve years Shaka built the Zulu from a minor chiefdom into the dominant military power of southern Africa. After his mother's death in 1827 his rule turned erratic and murderous, and on 22 September 1828 his half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana stabbed him to death. Tradition gives him a dying prophecy: his killers would not rule, for the white people were coming.

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