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Another post that has nary a thing to do with Isaan nor Thailand.
Back in the mid-1960s, when I was a teen, my young brother and Norman Dearing — a friend of mine — walked to the Surrey Drive-In to sit in an open shelter that was there for the sake of pedestrians who wanted the outdoor theatre experience. It was also a place where car-less young couples could go and neck.
The movie we had come to see was the UK production Zulu. For the time, it was an incredible action experience. The three of us talked of the show all the way home afterwards.
Apparently the movie depicted a battle between about 4,000 Zulu warriors and 139 British soldiers, these latter who were dug in at a fortified mission station. The 4,000 attacking Zulus were a breakaway group who had been part of a larger force of 20,000 warriors who had just finished overwhelming and slaughtering a British force that was a tenth of their size. This unusually successful slaughter of so many British military is known as the Battle of Isandlwana.
At any rate, it can be understood that 139 soldiers must not have seemed much of a threat to the 4,000 Zulus after being part of a force involved in taking down nearly 2,000 others of the foreign invaders a day or so earlier.
As can be imagined, much has been published about the Anglo-Zulu War — including records of the British soldiers killed. One such is this LIST of Officers and Men killed in action at the Camp, Isandhlwana Hill, Zululand, on the 22nd January, 1879.
And with that, I will leave this topic, and leave it to you to research further, should that be your interest.
isandlwana casualties
1994: Profile of Zulu nation in Natal
Uploaded by briantw1 on Nov 17, 2010
1994-04-24
South Africa Elections. Bernard Shaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, CNN LIVE. Casualty count from bombing is 9 dead, more than 100 injured. 200 pounds of explosives in car blew up near ANC HQ. no claims of responsibility. Mandela campaigned with a huge campaign in Natal, Durban. Buthelezi campaigned in Soweto, a Mandela stronghold.
Buthelezi is chief of Zulu tribe, largest ethnic group in South Africa, a leader of Kwa-Zulu. Brent Sadler looks at Natal, South Africa’s Zulu nation. Zulu marriage celebration, drums, dancing, greater independence wanted by Zulu. Inkatha mistrusts ANC, fears post-election backlash. Dr. Vincent Zulu, KwaZulu Deputy Minister. Inkatha’s thirst for more freedom appeals to many, but majority of Zulus side with ANC. Buthelezi’s skillful brinkmanship is political insanity. Mangosuthu Buthelezi‘s led for 40 years, not about to roll over. Emergency law in Natal and ban on traditional weapons have no impact on the ground – Brent Sadler. Buthelezi, Inkatha election boycott, When the time comes. Inkatha can count on support from a minority of whites Martin and Elna Le Roux own a livestock farm outside Ulundi, and will fight among black Zulus for Kwa-Zulu independence.
Goodwill Zwelethini, Zulu King will rule as constitutional monarch with no political base. He wants to lead the living, not the dead. Zulu army defeated British 115 years ago here in Isandlwana. Stands as monument for defiance against overwhelming odds. Tour guide: greatest fear is that Zulus en masse would break through and wreak havoc in Natal. Sunset on three centuries of white domination.
Brent Sadler, CNN, Natal, back to Bernie in Jo’burg, for Jeanne Meserve in Washington.
(C) 1994 Cable News Network, Inc.
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