The Battlefields - Legends of the Zulu Kingdom
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Eshowe
zoom Fort Nongqayi in Eshowe is the home of the Zululand Historical Museum |
The oldest town in Zululand and
situated around the Dlinza indigenous
forest, Eshowe derives its name from
the tranquil, whispering breezes
blowing through the trees. On a plateau
protected from the sub-tropical
humidity affecting surrounding areas,
it was for centuries a popular 'holiday
destination' for successive Zulu kings.
The Norwegian missionary-settlers
established the KwaMondi Mission in 1860, around which
Fort Eshowe
was built and where the force of Colonel Pearston was
besieged for 10
weeks in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Eshowe was in 1887
proclaimed
a magistracy and capital - when
Britain annexed Zululand.
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