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		Battle of Gqokli Hill The Battle of Gqokli Hill was conducted in Shaka's territory.
		Battle of Rio Hill The Battle of Rio Hill was a battle in the Albemarle County, Virginia.
		Panton Hill Panton Hill is a suburb in Shire of Nillumbik.
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	Battle of Gqokli Hill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was (additional info and facts about Shaka) Shakas first major battle was with (additional info and facts about Zwide) Zwide, who could see that his southern neighbour would cause trouble in the future.
		Masterful tactics in spite of being outnumbered 2:1 won the battle for Shaka.
		Meanwhile he laid waste to the area over the river, and placed his troops around the top of Gqokli hill, with a reserve, and all his supplies, in a depression at the top of the hill.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_gqokli_hill.htm (291 words)

	Mfecane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Declining rainfall, and ten-year drought in the early 1800s meant that a battle for land and water resources began in earnest.
		Battles between Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa clan in the south near the Tugela River and Zwide of the Ndwandwe from the north near the Pongola River probably marked the start of what became the Mfecane.
		Shaka conquered smaller clans in the area, and the Battle of Gqokli Hill marked the start of his conquest of the Ndwandwe.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Mfecane (536 words)

	Read about Bantu at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Bantu and learn about Bantu here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Battle of Mhlatuze River and broken up the Ndwandwe alliance, some of whom in turn began a murderous campaign against other Nguni tibes and clans, setting in motion what has come to be known as Defecane or
		Mfecane, a mass migration of tribes fleeing tribes fleeing the remnants of the Ndwandwe fleeing the Zulu.
		Battle of Isandlwana, at great cost to his impis, before succumbing to modern European military technology.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Bantu (1741 words)

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		The battle of Gingindlovu was one of the battles of the Zulu War of 1879.
		Gqokli Hill is the place where Shaka established his supremacy as the rising star of the Zulu nation.
		Gqokli Hill is about two miles distant from the Umfolozi River and, because of the heat, the Ndwande soldiers had to drop out of battle and go back this distance to the river to quench their thirst.
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	Shaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most battles before this time were to settle disputes, and the appearance of the impi dramatically changed warfare.
		His first major battle against Zwide of the Ndwandwe was the Battle of Gqokli Hill, in Shaka's territory.
		Masterful tactics in spite of being outnumbered 2:1 won the battle for Shaka, though his forces were too small to defeat the Ndwandwe.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Shaka (1381 words)

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		Shakaï¿½s first major battle was against Zwide of the Ndwadwe the battle of Gqokli Hill, in Shakaï¿½s territory.
	battle_of_gqokli_hill.iqexpand.com (462 words)

	Battle of Gqokli Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Gqokli Hill was conducted in 1818, a part of the Zulu Civil War, between Shaka of the Zulu nation and Zwide of the Ndwandwe, in Shaka's territory.
		It was Shakas first major battle was with Zwide, who could see that his southern neighbour would cause trouble in the future.
		This article about a historical battle is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Gqokli_Hill (363 words)

	Top 25 Tactical Feats Pt.2 - History Forum
		In point of tactics, this was the most brilliant battle of the Revolutionary war, and it still appears brilliant when judged by the standards that we apply to the work of the greatest masters of the military art.
		This Battle was Gustav's crowning point, employing mobile artillery on the battlefield, as well as a very active tactic where attack was stressed over defense and mobility more important than in the usual linear tactic.
		This battle marks a revolution in military tactics, introducing the first known instance of a deliberate concentration of attack upon the vital point of the enemy’s line.
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	Mfecane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Battles between Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa clan in the near the Tugela River and Zwide of the Ndwandwe from north near the Pongola River probably marked start of what became the Mfecane.
		Shaka conquered smaller clans in the and the Battle of Gqokli Hill marked the start of his conquest the Ndwandwe.
		Soshangane one of Zwide's generals fled to Mozambique with the remainder of the Ndwandwe their defeat by Shaka at the battle Mhlatuze River.
	www.freeglossary.com /Difaquane (563 words)

	Ndwandwe - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
		Under the leadership of King Zwide, the Ndwandwe nation destroyed the Mthethwa under their king Dingiswayo, and the power vacuum was filled by Shaka and his then small Zulu tribe.
		In a common front against the Ndwandwe, Shaka collected the remains of the Mthethwa and other regional tribes, and survived the first encounter of the Zulu Civil War with Zwide at the Battle of Gqokli Hill in 1818.
		Zwide's defeat at the hands of the Zulu at the Battle of Mhlatuze River circa 1820 led to the disintegration of the Ndwandwe nation as Zwide's generals and sons led sections of the Ndwandwe northwards.
	www.indopedia.org /Ndwandwe.html (289 words)

	Zululand - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Zululand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Initially the British suffered heavy defeats at the Battle of Isandlwana January 22, 1879 where more than 1000 British soldiers were killed on one day by the Zulu army.
		This was worst defeat the British army had ever suffered at the hands of a non-European fighting force at the Battle of Isandlwana.
		The defeat prompted a reorganisation of the war and more troops were sent to Natal to ensure a British victory at Ulundi in 1879.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Zululand.html (790 words)

	Mfecane isiZulu isiZulu also known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane...
		Declining rainfall, and ten-year drought in the early 1800s 1800s meant that a battle for land and water resources began in earnest.
		Battles between Dingiswayo Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa Mthethwa clan in the south near the Tugela River Tugela River and Zwide Zwide of the Ndwandwe Ndwandwe from the north near the Pongola River Pongola River probably marked the start of what became the Mfecane.
		Shaka conquered smaller clans in the area, and the Battle of Gqokli Hill Battle of Gqokli Hill marked the start of his conquest of the Ndwandwe.
	www.biodatabase.de /Mfecane (625 words)

	Zulus
		A set battle took place with the Zulu army and the fighting was fierce until one flank of the settlers army collapsed.
		The Battle of Islandlwana was a disaster for Chelmsford.
		Admittedly, they were using the well tested, traditional battle tactics of the Zulu army, but the generals would have been better advised to have controlled their young warriors better and to have used more cunning tactics to avoid such heavy losses.
	members.aol.com /glipoid/Zulu.html (5836 words)

	Armed Forces of the World Gqokli Hill battle description StrategyPage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From the article: "At this battle, Shaka introduced the concept of closing with the enemy; prior to this, both sides threw spears until one side broke.
		And of course, the Zulus introduced and used the short thrusting spear, and the concept of the horns of the bull.
		At the hill, Shaka knew he was badly outnumbered, 3000 to 4500 enemy actually engaged.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/30-2072.asp (664 words)

	battle_gqokli
		The hill was topped by a deep depression within which he hid his reserve, with the result that only 1600 of his total fighting strength of 3600 was visible to the enemy.
		When the head of the column was almost at the top of the hill, Shaka sent two parallel columns (each 750 men strong, eight warriors abreast) down on either side to envelope and annihilate it.
		Having destroyed the column, Shaka circled the hill and attacked the remainder of the Nwandwe, whose view of events had been blocked by the summit.
	academic.sun.ac.za /mil/mil_history/battle_gqokli.htm (1155 words)

	Read about Shaka at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Shaka and learn about Shaka here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mfecane migrations - conquest, disrupted societies fleeing, and in turn using the same military techniques to destroy other societies, that caused other wars and more displacement.
		Shaka changed that with his now-famous Zulu battle tactics, which he borrowed from Dingiswayo and developed.
		During the battle they formed the shape of a bull's head - the first and most powerful group forming the 'chest' (isifuba), which clashed head-on with the enemy.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Shaka (1396 words)

	Zulu Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shaka revolutionized traditional ways of fighting by introducing the assegai, a light javelin, as a weapon and by organizing warriors into disciplined units that fought in close formation behind large cowhide shields.
		In the Battle of Gqokli Hill in 1819, his troops and tactics prevailed over the superior numbers of the Ndwandwe people, who failed to destroy the Zulu in their first encounter.
		The Ndwandwe and the Zulus met again in combat at the Battle of Mhlatuze River in 1820.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Z/Zulu-Civil-War.htm (427 words)

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		Shaka won the battle and from that day the Ndwadwe remained main enemies from then on Shaka always planned the next attack for them.
		In 1879 the British Empire alarmed the threat of the Zulus in Africa, they invaded the Zululand led by Lord Chelmsford with their superior firepower they camped at the foot of Isandlwana not knowing that it is on the other side of the 25,000 strong Zulu army.
		The movie Zulu Dawn set in 1879 depicts the battle of Isandlwana, which remains the worst defeat of the British army by the Zulu tribe to this day.
	www.zulu-culture-history.com /zulu_war_dawn.htm (333 words)

	Shaka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The regiments in the field, collectively known as the impi, were split into four groups.
		During the battle they formed the shape of a bull's head - the first and most powerful group forming the chest, which clashed head-on with the enemy.
		The second and third groups formed the horns, who would surround the enemy at the same time in a circular movement.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Shaka (1778 words)

	Shaka - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most battles before this time were to settle disputes, and while the appearance of the 'impi' (fighting unit) dramatically changed warfare at times, it largely remained a matter of seasonal raiding, political pressures rather than outright slaughter, the extent of which has been hugely exaggerated.
		In fact this battle is a pure invention of E A Ritter's: there is not a single scrap of evidence in preceding literature and records that it ever happened.
		Dingane ruled for some twelve years, during which time he was obliged to fight, disastrously, against the Voortrekkers, and against another half-brother Mpande, who with Boer and British support, took over the Zulu leadership in 1840, and ruled for some 30 years.
	www.unipedia.info /Shaka.html (2531 words)

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		This was used more for very light forces designed to extract tribute in cattle, women or young men from neighbouring groups; they preferred this surprise tactic to open battle, in which they were, contrary to popular impressions, as often unsuccessful as they were victorious.
		It is asserted everywhere that his first major battle against Zwide of the Ndwandwe was the Battle of Gqokli Hill, on the Mfolozi river.
		One minor scrap is attested to, known as the 'kisi' fight, in which a night fight occurred; Shaka is said to have told his troops to use the password 'kisi' to avoid stabbing each other; the outcome is unclear in the sources.
	www.homestayfinder.com /Dictionary.aspx?q=Shaka (2404 words)

	IFP - Speeches - 5 October 1998
		He laid the groundwork for his power in 1818 when he defeated his arch rival, Inkosi Zwide of the Ndwandwe at the battle of Gqokli Hill on the outskirts of Ulundi near the Mfolozi emhlophe (White Mfolozi).
		This epic battle was to have repercussions for the whole of Southern Africa.
		The first invasion was repulsed at the historic battle of Isandlwana, while the coastal column was besieged at Eshowe.
	www.ifp.org.za /Archive/Speeches/051098sp.htm (1881 words)

	Armed Forces of the World Shaka Zulu and the Battle of Gqokli Hill 1818 StrategyPage.com
		Battle of Gqokli Hill - 1818, between the Zulus under Shaka, and the Ndwendwe under Zwide.
		The details of this battle are in Strategy and Tactics magazine 137, authored by James Dunnigan and Albert Nofi of this board.
		With their permission, I will reprint the description of the battle.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/30-2070.asp (478 words)

	Shaka Zulu
		Shaka was given his own regiment the iziCwe Shaka reformed his regiment discarding the light thrown spear for a short broad bladed stabbing spear (assagai) and a larger cow hide shield which gave his troops the fighting style of a Roman legion.
		He trained his troops well and toughened them to jog over hills for up to 50 miles in a day without shoes.
		When his king died Shaka was going to his aid and rallied the demoralised Mtetwa tribe at the battle of Gqokli Hill with a brilliant defensive battle.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/people_shaka_zulu.html (633 words)

	The world's top zulu civil war websites
		In the Battle of Gqokli Hill in 1819, his troops and tactics prevailed over the superior numbers of the Ndwandwe people, who were routed.
		After the Battle of Mhlatuze River, a year later, Zwide was killed.
		Most of the Ndwandwe abandoned their lands and migrated northward, causing trouble known as the Difaquane, leaving Shaka master of Zululand.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/zulu_civil_war (313 words)

	Total War Center Forums - Unit screenshots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was Shaka himself who invented the short stabbing assegai that the British encountered in battles such as Isandhlwana.
		Shaka thought it illogical for a soldier to throw his weapons away, so he developed a new fighting style, whereby he would advance on an enemy, hook his shield away using his own, and then stab the unfortunate enemy with a single thrust.
		He found, to his dismay, that the light, throwing assegai, often broke during this style of combat and invented the short stabbing assegai to replace it.
	www.twcenter.net /forums/showthread.php?t=20364&page=2 (1981 words)

	All words on Shaka
		The little green leaves would not let me alone in my sleep.
		Happy-valley hopes Holding the hills and heavens in my heart Whose loving service to the world has been The artist's price, some little good of man.
		The whole sweet round But thine eye is faith and thy wing is love.
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