Dundee & Battlefields Attractions

Dundee and Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and Anglo-Zulu War (1879)

Elandslaagte: 

Battle on 21.10.1899 – recapture of railway station which was occupied by the Boers. Several monuments and war graves in the vicinity. 

Dundee: 

22.10.1899 British forces withdrew from Dundee under cover of darkness.                                                                                      

Talana: 

The first shots of the Anglo-Boer War were fired here on 22.10.1899. The Boer forces seized Talana Hill but the British launched an infantry attack and the Boers were forced to retreat. At Talana Museum are exhibits of that battle and on the Anglo-Zulu War. The museum comprises 17 buildings with exhibits of mining, industry and agriculture.                             

Isandlwana:  The battle of Isandlwana ranks among the worst defeats suffered by the British Army during the Anglo-Zulu War.                                                

Rorke’s Drift:

A small number of British soldiers successfully defended their garrison against thousands of Zulu warriors.  

Fugitive’s Drift:

A few soldiers escaped from Islandlwana but were overtaken by the Zulu. They were buried where they fell.

Helpmekaar:

General Buller’s forces broke through the Boer defence lines in the Biggarsberg at Helpmekaar and opened the way for the recapture of Dundee. On the crest of the hill are the remains of a Boer fort and a British military cemetery with a single grave. 

Fugitives' Drift in KwaZulu-Natal is famous as the site where officers Melvill and Coghill gave their lives to save the Queen's colours of their regiment. They had earlier fought at the KwaZulu-Natal battlefield of Isandlwana, and when all was lost had been sent to save the pride of their regiment.