Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2830BC159
Site Name
Isandlwana Memorial, Isandlwana Battlefield, Dundee
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 19, 2021 - 16:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Mbalenhle Ndhlovu
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the fallen Soldiers that took part in the Battle of Isandlwana
Original Position
The Memorial has never been moved
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone,concrete,bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone and cement
Event Commemorated
Battle of Isandlwana
Inscriptions
Isandlwana 22 January 1879 Around the hill a British Force under the immediate command of lieutenant Col A.W Durnford and Brevet lieutenant Col H.B Polleine was annihilated by a Zulu Impi of between 20 000 to 25 000 umder the command of Ntshingwayo Ka Mahole Khoza 52 officers, 806 commissioned officer and men, as also 491 native troops and non-combatants lost their lives, this lead directly to the heroic defence of Rorkes Drift which lies 10 miles of the west Erected by the Historical Monument Commission
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.355606, 30.652332
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umzinyathi
- Nqutu
Directions to Site
It's on the Hendricks vanek road next to the Medi Clinic and UGM clinic.
Media
Media
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