The_Zulu_war_Perspective_J.stor.pdf - 3 views
-
es clear that the Z
-
war was very different from the English or European view, not so much as to detail but as to me
-
war was very different from the Englis
- ...37 more annotations...
-
tory. In itself it cannot compare with the Ndwandwe war which determined that Shaka should be the master of the country and not Zwide, or with the great battle of Ndondakusuka which determined that Cetshwayo should be the Zulu king and not Mbuy
-
all
-
upreme racist whose arrogance is incredible to-
-
m, which had been invaded (very slightly and very briefly) but not occupied or even an
-
There were seiious consequences to British interference in the internal affairs of the Zulu kingdom, but the Zulu War itself, or rather the English War, seems to have had relatively little impact on Zulu national consciousness.
-
The imperialist point of view is
-
Zulu king was indeed removed for a few
-
, it was destructive to a certain e
-
Brookes and Webb write in the University of Natal publication A History of Natal (1965), 'As the sun declined to the west over Isandlwana, Cetshwayo had lost the war . . . The reputation of the British army and of Lord Chelmsford had to be vindicated'
-
elessness of the Zulu cause in direct confrontation with British fire-arms. A
-
erse. A Zulu psychological block? An unconscious wish to forget the unfortu
-
Zulus. Ndondakusuka has given rise to a long play by Ndelu, a long poem by Vilakazi, and there are many references to it in Zulu literature. Isandlwana has inspired no work of literary art. It is clear that the War was more significant to the British than to the Zulus; to the British it was, in fact, something of a dis
-
this interregnum set the stage for the civil war which from 1883 to 1887 destroyed the
-
44 THEORIA
-
dom. Zu
-
Zululan
-
a bolt of lightning, it was not altogether unexp
-
published in 1970 by Negro Universities
-
e loss of life and pro
-
is a d
-
Zulu point of view
-
Dhlomo affirms the good character of Cetshwayo; he denies Frere's slanderous accusations, he condemns the invasion, he decries th
-
an average of 6 pages) is Ukucandwa kwezwe (The splittin
-
as sent into Zululand in October 1879
-
already been sent to Lord Chelmsford by Cetshwayo as a peace offering), and he gathered some useful information which Colens
-
Co
-
so
-
nyama (The Black People). F
-
He was i
-
cern for
-
kraal, he said to me, "Do you know that the white people are coming h
-
Cetshwayo's post-restoration assembly at Ulundi (Ondini), in which were killed so many of the isikhulu (dignitaries) who were the pillars of the nation, and after which Cetshwayo never really regained his position. At last we start to see Zulu history as it already was, and to understand the internal tensions which eventually brought about the disintegration of the nation. British interference aggravated these tensions, which the Zulu government, left to
-
It was clearly apparent that the white people were determined to w
-
nding Cetshwayo and demanding to know what wrong he had done that he should be attacked. But there was no longer a loophole (ithuba) for the Natal Government to act otherwise, as it had already decided to invade
-
In the end Cetshwayo was vindicated, and it was found that he had done no wrong. ... He went overseas and saw Queen Victoria and Prince Edward and the dignitaries who rule England, and they were greatly pleased to meet the Zulu king. It was said that he was to return to his country and rule his people as he had previously r
-
toration. The brief disturbance brought about by the European War was over, and Zululand now devoted itself to settling 'the grudge of mutual hatred' ( amagqubu okuzondana) between the Suthu an
-
-
1879, Colenso was sent to Zululand to try and make amendments of peace with King Cetshwayo after the ongoing wars and aggression from Britain
-
