Black Soldiers of the Queen: The Natal Native Contingent in the Anglo-Zulu War

List of maps

LIST OF MAPS Page 1. The Colony of Natal, the Zulu kingdom, and the plan of invasion................................................................. 8 2. Advance of the No. 3 Column into the Zulu country, January 11–22, 1879.................................................. 39 3. Durnford’s reconnaissance, morning January 22nd........................................................................................ 50 4. Zulu envelopment of the camp, Isandlwana, January 22nd............................................................................ 56 5. Advance of the No. 1 Column to Eshowe, January 12–23, 1879.................................................................... 81 6. Battle of the Nyezane, January 22nd ............................................................................................................... 81 7. Advance of the Relief Column to Eshowe, March 29 – April 3, 1879............................................................ 93 8. Battle of Gingindlovu, April 2, 1879................................................................................................................ 93 9. The Thukela Valley in the vicinity of the Middle Drift, showing activities of the 1st and 3rd Battalions, March – May 1879 .......................................................................................................................................... 109 10. Area of operations of the 1st Division.............................................................................................................. 116 11. Advance of the Headquarters and Flying Columns into the Zulu country, June 1879................................... 126 12. Ntinini Valley in the vicinity of Zunganyana................................................................................................... 131 13. Destruction of the Zulu great places in the Mkhumbane Valley, June 26th ................................................... 141 14. Action at Nodwengu, July 3rd ......................................................................................................................... 148 15. Battle of Ulundi, July 4th ................................................................................................................................. 150 16. The Flying Column in the heart of the Zulu country, July – September 1879 ............................................... 157 The Natal Native Contingent in the Anglo-Zulu War 1879 iv ...