It was fought Hostile_encounter near `` Paardeberg Drift '' on the banks of the Modder River in the Orange Free State near Kimberley .

The war Hostile_encounter is notable for several particularly bloody battles Hostile_encounter , including an opening Process_start victory Getting of the Zulu at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Isandlwana , followed by the defeat Earnings_and_losses of a large Zulu army at Rorke 's Drift by a small force Military_operation of British troops .