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Cetshwayo kaMpande
Reign or period: 1872–1884
In brief
Reign spans the Anglo-Zulu War, exile and partial restoration.
- Parent (documented line)
- Mpande kaSenzangakhona
- Successors in this line
- Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
Events
- Battle of Ndondakusuka · 2 December 1856
- Battle of Isandlwana · 22 January 1879
- Defence of Rorke's Drift · 22–23 January 1879
- Battle of Hlobane · 28 March 1879
- Battle of Kambula · 29 March 1879
- Battle of Ulundi · 4 July 1879
- Coronation of Cetshwayo · 1873
- Attack on oNdini · July 1883
Places and eras
Catalogued sources
- Statements recorded during King Cetshwayo's London visit · 1882 · Colonial Office records; Colenso papers
- Records of the trial of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo · 1908–1909 · National Archives — Pietermaritzburg repository
- Colenso family papers · 1850s–1910s · Killie Campbell Africana Library / National Archives
Pages about Cetshwayo kaMpande
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- Wikipedia — Cetshwayo ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- UK National Archives — colonial records for “Cetshwayo kaMpande” ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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