COLENSO, KWAZULU-NATAL

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'Battlefield Of Colenso, December 15, 1899'

1 General Louis Botha’s Commando

2 Boksburg Commando

3 Colenso

4 Krugersdorp Commando

5 Wakkerstrom Commando

6 Ermelo Commando

7 Swaziland Police

8 Ermelo Commando

9 British Camp, Chievely

10 Tugela River

:::See also William Colenso and John William Colenso (cousins).
'Colenso' is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1855 at a ford on the Tugela River. It was named after the Anglican bishop of Natal and champion of the Zulu cause, John William Colenso. The first major battle of the Anglo-Boer War was fought here in 1899.

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