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The Secretary of State for Warreceived the following dispatch
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from Lord Chelmsford,
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...Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty'sforces in Natal, South Africa.
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"I regret to reporta disastrous engagement
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which took place on the morningof the 22nd of January
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between the armies of the Zulu kingCetewayo
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and our Number 3 Column,consisting of Five Companies
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of the 1st Battalion,24th Regiment of Foot,
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and one companyof the 2nd Battalion,
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a total of nearly 1, 500 men,officers and other ranks. "
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"The Zulus, in overwhelming numbers,launched a highly disciplined attack
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on the slopes of the mountainISANDHLWANA,
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and in spite of gallantresistance... "
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