| LC control no. | sh 88001606 |
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| LC classification | DT2247.B56 |
| Topical heading | Blood River, Battle of, South Africa, 1838 |
| Variant(s) | Blood River (South Africa), Battle of, 1838 |
| See also | Zulu-Boer War, 1838-1840 |
| Found in | Work cat.: Opperman, A.J.P. The Battle of Blood River, 1982. Britannica Micro. Std. encycl. Southern Africa. Saunders, C. Historical dict. of South Africa, 1983. Americana: v. 25, p. 279 (battle on the banks of the Blood River ... still celebrated as a national holiday) Colliers: v. 17, p. 150-151, article on Natal (name of the holiday is Day of the Covenant) Dictionary of battles and sieges, 2007, viewed in Google Books, March 12, 2021: p. xvi (Blood River; battle in Natal, 1838) p. 1042 (Tugela, 17 April 1838 battle in the Boer-Zulu War; days after the Boer defeat at Italeni, a handful of whites and 800 Zulus were ambushed near the mouth of the Tugela by Nongalaza, leading the Zulu army of Mpande, brother of King Dingane; whites suffered terrible losses; avenged in December at Blood River) |
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