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List of Zulu Regiments information


There were a number of Zulu Regiments[1][2] (known sometimes as "Impis"). Most were created during the reign of Shaka Zulu. This is a list of them.[3]: 263–382 

  1. ^ Dovey, John. "Resource Info: Shaka Zulu". South African Military Units. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Ritter, E.A. (1955). Shaka Zulu: The Rise of the Zulu Empire (5th ed.). Longmans, Green.
  3. ^ Morris, Donald R. (1998) [1965]. The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879 (Illustrated. Reprint ed.). Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306808661. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

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