Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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Page 173
... regiment erected its own temporary shelters , known as amadlangala , and well away from any other regiments . This was necessary because of the intense rivalry that existed between the different regiments . This might have precipitated ...
... regiment erected its own temporary shelters , known as amadlangala , and well away from any other regiments . This was necessary because of the intense rivalry that existed between the different regiments . This might have precipitated ...
Page 194
... regiments should strike simultaneously . In almost perfect lines they came on . At one spear's throw the ter- rible Zulu war - cry rang out , finishing with a ... regiments which had destroyed the two Ndwandwe regiments . They 194 Shaka Zulu.
... regiments should strike simultaneously . In almost perfect lines they came on . At one spear's throw the ter- rible Zulu war - cry rang out , finishing with a ... regiments which had destroyed the two Ndwandwe regiments . They 194 Shaka Zulu.
Page 398
... regiments Shaka had is no longer ascertainable now . Other regiments are frequently mentioned , but are in fact only the names of the military kraals they occupied , and not regimental names at all . This has frequently led to an ...
... regiments Shaka had is no longer ascertainable now . Other regiments are frequently mentioned , but are in fact only the names of the military kraals they occupied , and not regimental names at all . This has frequently led to an ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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