The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-07-26 00:00:00

THE ZULU WAR.

')ETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT

CAPE TOWN, 'lnly 8.
(Via St. Vincent).

Lord Chelmsford gained a great victory
on July 4th over 20,000 of the enemy, and
afterwards burnt the King's kraal. He
crossed the Umvolosi early on the 4th, and
whilst marching in hollow square the Zulus
commenced a desperate attack on all four
sides, lasting about an hour, but being met
with a steady fire they wavered and fell
back. At length the British cavalry charged
and a complete rout ensued.
The enemy's loss is estimated at 800.
Ours: Captain Edgell and 9 others killed;
Colonel Lowe, Lieutenant Jenkins, and 40
others wounded.

After the troops had rested a short time
at Ulan& detachments were sent out in all
directions and burnt other kraals.

Many Isandnla relics were discovered at
Ulandi.

Cetewayo is reported to have fled north-
wards the day before the battle.
_ _ _ _

Lord Chelmsford intends to retire to
Kwamagwasa.
The natives round Fort Napoleon are
making prelimiwy overtures for surrender-
ing in large numbers. Six petty chiefs,
with 300 warriors, 15,000 women and
children, with a quantity of arms have sur-
rendered.

Later.
Sir Garnet Wolsoley has arrived at Fort
D rnford. overland.

Jumna jbas arrived in Simon's bay.

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The followin,g account of the battle is
given by the special correspondent of the
Daily News :

CAMP, UMVOLOSI RIVER, July 3.

The Zulus took no advantage of the grace
granted to them until mid-day to-day. We
until then remained supine on the hither
bank. Soon after midday Colonel Buller
took oat his Irregular Horse on a reconnais-
sance, to support which guns were moved
out in front of the camp. All the morning
Zulu stragglers from the rockey hillock on
the opposite side of the river were firing at
us. One man was wounded. This hillock
was shelled while Buller's men crossed to
its right, lower down the stream, bent to the
left, took the hillock in reverse, and chased
the Zulus, who ran into a military kraal
named Delany°, shooting several. Sweeping
round the left of this krasl, and leaving a
detachment to cover the retreat by holding
the hillock in the rear, the horsemen galloped
across the open towards a larger kraal
named Nondjneno, about 200 Zulus retiring
before them. No more were visible, and an
easy success seemed awaiting Bailer as he
galloped by the Nondjneno kraal and headed
straight on Ulundi. But a deep hollow in-
tervened. The body he was pursuing was
merely a decoy. Suddenly from a hollow
sprang up a long line of Zulus, 2,000 strong,
confronting him front and flank. He held
buck, but frequently. turned at bay. Mean-
while the whole plain had suddenly sprung
into life. Quite 10.000 Zulus closed on his
lines of retreat, intent upon cutting him off.
He made good his retreat, fighting all but
hand to hand, with a loss of three wounded.
Lord William Beresferd greatly distinguished
himself, killing the Zulus with his sabre in
single combat, and rescuing a wounded ser-
geant from under a heavy fire. I understand
that Lord William Beresford will be recom-
mended for the Victoria Cross. The Zulus
were much elated by Bailer's retreat. The
whole force crosses the river to-morrow, in.
-Lilt upon penetrating to Ulundi. The 24th
Regiment rumains to garrison the la,ager.
• We shall probably fight our way in and out
of Ulundi.

July 4.

At daybreak this morning the whole force
was waiting for the order to advance again.
la,rse, to the front, crossed above '
and below the hillock, gained it, and found
the country abandoned. The whole force
passed the drift and through the bush cl3ar
of the Delany() kraal. The formation con-
sisted of a great square. The 80th formed
the front; the 90th and 94th the left face 4