Jacob Zuma is reported to have said that it is his goal to “avenge Blood River”. Having recently read a graphic account of the battle and the events leading up to the battle, this got me thinking – following are some points:
1. The battle came about because of Dingaan’s treachery after signing a Peace Treaty, see previous item, and was directed at destroying the Boers totally.
2. The small party of 474 Boers took up a totally DEFENSIVE position in the form of a laager of canvas covered wooden wagons (very FLAMMABLE).
3. From the diagram above, which is accurate, I have visited the site, it is apparent that head-on attacks in broad daylight were foolish in the extreme – there are any number of other manoeuvres that could have been gainfully employed to attack the laager with much less loss of life and much greater success.
4. Between 6,000 and 15,000 African warriors are estimated to have been involved in the attack – the attack was ENTIRELY initiated by the Zulus, they could have waited and besieged the laager for weeks if necessary. They could have attacked at night. They could have found ways to set fire to the laager, they could have…
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VIDEO: According to President Jacob Zuma in a speech in Cape Town on Friday evening the 9th of January 2015 and again on the 19th of January 2015, he made the following statement: “Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival in Cape Town was the beginning of all South Africa’s problems”
Jacob Zuma Responds On Jan van Riebeeck: Video
(☆The hijacking of history to benefit some?)
“It is, after all, a fact that they colonised us and took our land.” ~Zuma
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