pour info concernant 1 armée d'afrique :
Armée britannique :
5 compagnies du 1er bataillon du 24th foot Regiment (South Wales Borderers)
1 compagnie du 2e bataillon du 24th foot Regiment (South Wales Borderers)
70 hommes et 2 canons de 7 livres de la 3e brigade de la Royal Artillery
Natal native horse (principalement des cavaliers basutos)
des éléments des Newcastle Mounted Rifles, des Buffalo Border Guard et des Natal Carbineers
Armée zouloue :
Corne gauche (6 000 hommes environ)
Régiment uVe
Régiment iNgobamakhosi
Poitrine (8 000 hommes environ)
Régiment uNokhenke
Régiment uKhandempemvu ou uMcijo
Corne droite (4 000 hommes environ)
Régiment udududu
Régiment iMbube
Régiment iSangqu
Réserve (3 000 hommes)
Régiment iNdluyengwe
Régiment uThulwana
Régiment uDloko
Régiment iNdlondlo
les régiments varient de 400 à 4000h depuis shaka (début du siècle), séparables en sous unités de 100h. (à confirmer néanmoins)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka
in english, plus intéressant :
British forces
No 2 Column
Commanding Officer: Brevet Colonel Anthony Durnford, RE
Staff – 2 officers, 1 NCO
11th/7th Brigade, Royal Artillery – 1 officer, 9 NCOs and men with 2 7-pounder (3-inch) mountain guns deployed as field guns
Natal Native Horse (5 troops) – 5 officers, ca. 259 NCOs and men
1st/1st Natal Native Contingent (2 companies) – 5 or 6 officers, ca. 240 NCOs and men
2nd/1st Natal Native Contingent – 1 NCO
No 3 Column
Commanding Officer: Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pulleine, 1st/24th Foot
Staff – 6 officers, 14 NCO and men
N/5th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery – 2 officers, 70 NCOs and men
5th Field Company, Royal Engineers – 3 men
1st/24th Regiment of Foot (5 companies and band) – 14 officers, 402 NCOs and men
2nd/24th Regiment of Foot (1 company and details) – 5 officers, 170 NCOs and men
90th Regiment of Foot – 6 men
Army Service Corps – 3 men
Army Hospital Corps – 1 officer, 10 NCOs and men
Imperial Mounted Infantry (1 squadron) – 28 NCOs and men
Natal Mounted Police – 34 NCOs and men
Natal Carbineers – 2 officers, 26 NCOs and men
Newcastle Mounted Rifles – 2 officers, 15 NCOs and men
Buffalo Border Guard – 1 officer, 7 NCOs and men
Natal Native Pioneer Corps – 1 officer, 10 men
1st/3rd Natal Native Contingent (2 companies) – 11 officers, ca. 200 NCOs and men
2nd/3rd Natal Native Contingent (2 companies) – 9 officers, ca. 200 NCOs and men
Zulu forces
Right horn
uDududu, uNokenke regiments, part uNodwengu corps – 3,000 to 4,000 men
Chest
umCijo, uKhandampevu, uThulwana regiments; part uNodwengu corps – 7,000 to 9,000 men
Left horn
inGobamakhosi, uMbonambi, uVe regiments – 5,000 to 6,000 men
Reserve
Undi corps, uDloko regiment – 4,000 to 5,000 men
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