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Throughout the night, the Zulus kept up a constant assault against the British positions ; Zulu attacks only began to slacken after midnight, and finally ended by 2: 00 am, instead being replaced by a constant harassing fire from the Zulu firearms-a fire that in turn only ended at 4: 00 am.
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