On 2 April 1879, British forces marching on the Zulu- besieged town of Eshowe were attacked here by King Cetshwayo's southeastern regiments. The Zulu were driven off and Eshowe relieved the following day after more than two months without supplies or lines of communication. This pivotal victory placed Gingindlovu firmly on the colonial map, but British soldiers had great difficulty wrapping their tongues around the name and dubbed it Gin-Gin, I Love You. In the Zulu language it means 'Swallower of the Elephant'.
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