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The Battle of Mhlatuze River was a battle fought between the Zulu and 
Ndwandwe
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa.
The Ndwandwe, with the Mthethwa, were a significant power in present-day Zululand at the turn of the nineteenth century. Under the leadership of King Z ...
tribes in 1820 following the Zulu Civil War. The Ndwandwe hierarchy was set asunder by the battle, and largely scattered their population in response.
History
In 1818, Shaka had been attacked byQwabe The Qwabe Kingdom ( zu, amaQwabe) is the senior branch of the House of Malandela, the royal pre-Zulu family, descendant from Qwabe (1575) the son of Malandela or Mayandeya.
Origins
The amaQwabe are the senior and larger clan of the Makhanya and ...
warriors led by Phakathwayo along the same river.Gump, James O. "The Dust Rose Like Smoke", 1996
The battle
The battle of Mhlatuz was an open military confrontations between Shaka the commander of Zulu land and Zwide the commander of Nwandwe. The battle occurred with the intention of eliminating Shaka's Army from the Zwide side, which finally led to the defeat and elimination of Zwide by Shaka the Zulu. The Zulu people prevailed in battle, led by military commanderShaka
Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that ...
. As in the Battle of Gqokli Hill
The Battle of Gqokli Hill was a battle that may have occurred on or around April 1818, a part of the Ndwandwe-Zulu war between Shaka of the Zulu nation and Zwide of the Ndwandwe just south of present-day Ulundi ( 28° 22' 23" S 31° 21' 15.77" ...
, Shaka's superior tactics led his people to victory. When the Ndwandwe attack came, he waited until about half were on each side of the river, effectively splitting the attackers into two separate groups which allowed a Zulu victory.
See also
* Mhlatuze RiverReferences
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