The Battlefields - Legends of the Zulu Kingdom
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Warrior's Trek
zoom A Voortrekker Laager,cast in bronze commerates the famous Battle of Blood River on the 16 December 1838 when 460 Voortrekkers defeated a 15 000 strong Zulu army. |
King Dingane was to witness the arrival of the Voortrekker
wagons as they struggled down the escarpment from the
highveld, intent on settling on the rolling plains of the
northern Natal. Their leader Piet Retief and his men
approached the Zulu King for permission to settle on land
that is now KwaZulu-Natal.
A series of bloody encounters were to follow culminating in
the battle of Ncome/Blood River. When you visit the
brooding wagon laager at Blood River, visions of assegai
wielding impis are sure to raise a shiver. On site is a
full-size bronze replica of the wagon laager. The Ncome
Museum is dedicated to fallen Zulu warriors and to Zulu
culture.
From Ulundi through to Vryheid, on to Paulpietersburg and
Ithala Game Reserve there is stunning scenery, warm mineral
fountains, battlefields, game viewing and culture galore.
In a remote part of this region the last of the Bonaparte
dynasty, Louis Napoleon Prince Imperial of France, met his
fate as he fought with valour. He was one of many young
men whose blood was spilled into the warm African soil as
they fought for their beliefs. A monument between
Isandlwana and Vryheid remembers his bravery.
zoom Memorial(Ncome Museum) to the Zulu impi who fought bravely at the Battle of Blood River. |
zoom The Old Parsonage, Utrecht |
zoom The Paulpietrsburg Publicity Association is located in the Old Residency/ Drosty |
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