'Final repulse of the Zulus at Gingindhlovu', 1879

Hand coloured lantern slide.

On 22 January 1879 Colonel Charles Pearson's column defeated 6,000 Zulus at Nyezane and occupied Eshowe. Hearing of the defeat at Isandlwana, he fortified the post and his 1,300 troops and seamen, and 400 wagoners, remained there, blockaded by the Zulus. Lord Chelmsford marched to Pearson's relief and defeated the Zulus at Gigindhlovu on 2 April 1879. He evacuated the Eshowe garrison two days later.

One of 37 hand coloured lantern slides.