Battle of Italeni

Battle of Italeni
	Part of the Great Trek
	; Piet Uys and his son Dirkie die in battle,; as depicted in the Voortrekker Monument
Date	9 April 1838
Location	Near Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa28°27′37.76″S 31°15′01.6″E / 28.4604889°S 31.250444°E
Result	Zulu victory
Belligerents
Voortrekkers	Zulu Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Piet Uys†; Hendrik Potgieter	Ndlela kaSompisi, Nzobo kaSobadli
Strength
347 mounted infantry	about 7,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
10 dead	600-700 Zulu warriors
	Battle of Italeni class=notpageimage\| Location within KwaZulu-Natal Battle of Italeni Battle of Italeni (South Africa)

The Battle of Italeni took place in what is now KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa. It was fought between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus on 9 April 1838, during the period of the Great Trek.^[1]^[2]

^ The battle of Italeni Gerrit Haarhoff 2023
^ "The Zulus and the Voortrekkers – in search of more truth - Afriforum". afriforum.co.za/en/. Retrieved 2021-09-23.