Note 14 — I.
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The strength of columns at 11th January was: European troops—85 Staff and departments, 263 Royal Artillery (20 guns—7 and 9 pdrs., 2 rocket tubes, 8 rocket troughs), 5,128 infantry and 1,193 cavalry = 6,669 (of these, 292 were from Natal mounted volunteer corps and 80 Natal Mounted Police). Native troops—315 mounted, 9,035 infantry = 9,350; making a grand total, including 1,910 conductors, drivers and voorloopers, of 17,929 officers and men.
After the Isandhlwana disaster, another 10,000 men from England, Ceylon and other parts were sent as reinforcements, disembarking at Natal at the beginning of April.
The losses in action were: Killed—(Europeans) 76 Officers (including the Prince Imperial of France), 1,007 N.C.O. and men; (Natives) 604. Wounded—(Europeans) 37 Officers, 206 N.C.O. and men; (Natives) 57. The returns are incomplete as regards Native casualties. Between 11th January and 15th October, 1879, 17 Officers and 330 men died of diseases consequent on the operations. The total cost of the war was £5,230,323.—Narrative of the Field Operations connected with the Zulu War of 1879. War Office publication. London, 1881.
A Natal official return (1880) shows that, in addition to a reserve of 360 Europeans and 2,500 Natives, the Natal forces called out were: Natal Mounted Police, 130; Volunteers, 582; Levy leaders, etc., 86; Natives, 20,037. Total, 20,835.