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Definition of Impis

Impi
Impi Im"pi, n. [Zulu.] A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men. [South Africa] As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band). --James Bryce.

Meaning of Impis from wikipedia

- seen, the impi-style forces largely eschewed firearms, or used them in a minor way. Whether facing native spear or European bullet, impis largely fought...
- An impi is a Zulu regiment. Impi may also refer to: IP Multimedia Private Identity Internal Microprogrammed Interface, an instruction set architecture...
- Impi Brecher Visser (born 30 May 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team in the World Rugby Sevens Series. In sevens...
- Impi Lydia Lukkarinen (17 May 1918, Äänekoski - 21 January 2010) was a Finnish journalist and politician. At first she was a member of the Social Democratic...
- before the operation was executed. The Angoni sent impis to pursue the fleeing parties but the impis were crushed by Mankhambira at Chintheche. This was...
- early Voortrekker groups. His entire group of 51 people was m****acred by an 'impi' of Manukosi near Inhambane. Only his two children were spared, as a result...
- Anglo-Zulu War. Ntshingwayo was given overall field command of the Zulu impi against the centre column of the first British expeditionary force to invade...
- supernatural powers. After killing Retief's delegation, a Zulu army of 7,000 impis were sent out and immediately attacked Voortrekker encampments in the Drakensberg...
- Dingane at the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, when 15,000 Zulu impis (warriors) attacked a group of 470 Voortrekker settlers led by Pretorius...
- treaty and slaughtered Retief and 70 members of his delegation. Dingane's impis (Zulu warriors) then killed almost 300 Boers who had settled in the Natal...