Calling of the Kings
"Those Zulus! Ma exclaimed angrily. "Those heathen! Those Zulus are always fighting!" (McCord) In 1877 the Anglo-Zulu wars began with unwarranted British aggression when the British became attracted to Zululand in search of trade and profit. (Hamilton) In the novel, The Calling of Katie Makanya the main character Katie experiences firsthand the Zulus and the destruction caused by the war with the British. The reader is also made aware of the Zulu King during this time by the name of Cetshwayo. With Cetshwayo's awesome military intelligence and strong leadership tools he was able to do considerable amounts of damage to the British troops. Although eventually losing his battle against the British Cetshwayo creates an impact on the outlook of the Zulus. Another King that was a dominant even before Cetshwayo was Shaka, who is said to be the one of the greatest rulers of all time, and one of the main reasons the Zulu were such a strong nation. The Zulus saw many kings but these two rulers were what made Zululand thrive and prosper.Chetshwayo threatened to drive all of the white men to sea when the British High Commissioner in South Africa, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, believed that the robust and economically self-reliant Zulu kingdom was
In the early months of 1824, Shaka was at the height of power. The British then divided his country up among thirteen pro-British chiefs, a deliberately divisive move, which led to a decade of destructive civil war. Cetshwayo and Shaka are just two the most known and influential. (Gump) Chetshwayo became an instant hero in the war, and caused the most crushing defeat by any Africans in modern history. It was said that if Shaka had not died so soon, no white man would have been able to establish a government in South Africa. After that unfortunately he was unable to create a counter attack and was captured and sent to prison for three years to Cape Town as a prisoner of the Queen. He was greater than Alexander the Great, for within the space of 12 years he had conquered and united an area twice the size of Europe. Their territory increased from the original 100 square miles to 11,500 square miles, which no white man dare to settle on, although they lived very near the border. He revolutionized the way that the Zulu did battle causing the Zulu to overcome many enemies and take many conquests. He attacked the Dutch and European with a military genius and drove them out of Zululand and Natal. While Shaka conquered the land for the Zulus, Cetshwayo used his knowledge to try to keep the land. His main objective was simple, he wanted to unite the people under one strong king, and he went by the name of Shaka. He later went on to kill Prince Napoleon, the heir to the French throne. He was one of the greatest Generals the world has produced. All in all each King did many great things for the Zulus and made sure they would go down in history for their acts of bravery.
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