List of Zulu Regiments
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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.
List of Regiments
File:Zuluorderofbattlebig.jpg
The Zulu deployment at Isandhlwana shows the well-organized tactical system of the impi. The left horn worked with the chest to pin the British down, drawing the bulk of their fire. The right horn meanwhile circled around the mountain to attack the English rear. The reserves struck deeper, cutting off and pursuing fugitives, and eventually attacking Rorke's Drift.[3]:49[4]:263-382
| Name | Date Raised | Age Group Birth Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ama-Wombe (Single Clash) | 1816 | 1775-1785 |
| U-Kangela (Look-out) | 1816 | 1785-1790 |
| Izin-Tenjana (ezakala O-Ngoye)[lower-alpha 1] | 1818-1819 | 1795-1798 |
| U-Nomdayana | 1820 | 1800 |
| Ama-Pela [lower-alpha 2] | 1821 | 1801 |
| Ama-Kwenkwe | 1822-1826 | 1802-1806 |
| Izi-Kwembu | 1822-1826 | 1802-1806 |
| Izi-Zimazane | 1822-1826 | 1802-1806 |
| Jubingqwanda (Shorn Head-rings) | 1816 | 1785-1790 |
| U-Dlambedlu (Wild Men) | 1816 | 1790-1795 |
| Um-Gumanqa | 1818-1819 | 1797-1798[lower-alpha 3] |
| Isi-Pezi | 1818-1819 | 1797-1798[lower-alpha 3] |
| U-Mbonambi | 1818-1819 | 1797-1798[lower-alpha 3] |
| U-Nteke | 1818-1819 | 1797-1798[lower-alpha 3] |
| U-Gibabanye or Kipabanye (The Expellers) | 1820-1825 | 1800-1805 |
| U-Fojisa | 1820-1825 | 1800-1805 |
| Im-Folozi | 1820-1825 | 1800-1805 |
| In-Dabakulu (The Great Affair) | 1820-1825 | 1800-1805 |
| Fasimba (The Haze) "Shaka's Own" [lower-alpha 4] | 1816 | |
| Izi-Cwe (The Bushmen) "Ngomane's Own" [lower-alpha 4] | 1816 | |
| U-Dlangezwa | 1823-1824 | |
| Um-Ota | 1823-1824 | |
| Ulu-Tuli | 1823-1824 | |
| Izi-Nyosi (The Bees) [lower-alpha 5] | 1828 |
Divisions
- Belebele Brigade/Division
- Izim-Pohlo (Bachelors) or Isi-Klebe Division
Notes
- ↑ "The Plovers who called out at Ngoye"
- ↑ "The Cockroaches - Adopted from Zwide"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Heavy influx of men due to the collapse of the Mtetwas and Qwabes. These 4 regiments (Um-Gumanqa, Isi-Pezi, U-Mbonambi, U-Nteke) sometimes formed a sub-division.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sometimes Fasimba (The Haze) Shaka's Own was grouped together with Izi-cwe (The Bushmen) Ngomane's Own as the Young Guard
- ↑ Formed by Shaka from the senior u-dibi boys he withdrew from the Soshangane campaign in 1828
References
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