1838    Weenen Massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.

1838    Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius combat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

1873    Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.

1879    Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.

1879    Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.

1994    In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.