HLOBANE
Hlobane, a Zulu name for ‘beautiful place’, is a coal-mining centre that witnessed the defeat of British forces by a Zulu impi (regiment) on 28 March 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War. Ascending Hlobane Mountain from the east under cover of darkness, a 675-strong British force was eventually forced to retreat along the Devil’s Pass down the Ntendeka Mountain. The British lost 15 officers and 79 men killed, while over 100 irregular troops led by Colonel E Wood as well as followers of Hamu – Cetshwayo’s brother, who had joined Wood earlier in March – were also killed. The number of Zulu casualties is unknown.
Source http://www.southafrica.org.za/tour-sa-heart-of-zululand.html
