Following aggressive suspicions against the Zulu chief Cetewayo, a large British force of 6,639 imperial and colonial troops with around 9,000 native infantry under Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford gathered in Natal for a campaign against him.

• Isandhlwana 22 January 1879
• Rorke's Drift 22 January 1879 - 23 January 1879
• Hlobane 28 March 1879
• Kambula 29 March 1879
• Ghingilovo 02 April 1879
• Ulundi 04 July 1879