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LOT 2475
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
CIRCA 29TH MARCH 1879 A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (80 grams total, 18-55 mm).
A collection of battlefield artefacts, including a Victorian British cap badge, a copper belt-buckle plate featuring a game of cricket (it is recorded that British troops played cricket whilst in camp), a rare Natal Carbineers button (and a later example), Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, and other items. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found by local Zulu people living at Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Footnotes
The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the Zulus, who had been full of confidence from their earlier victories against the British at Isandlwana and Hlobane.
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