Partly due to the fact that the Voortrekkers used rifles and at least one light cannon against the Zulus´ spears, as well as the good location and motivation of the Voortrekkers, only three Voortrekkers were wounded and none perished; that contrasted against the more than 3,000 Zulu warriors who died.
malgré le rapport de force de 40 contre 1, 3´000 guerriers zoulous sont massacrés et il n´y a aucune perte du côté des colons 