Shaka of the Zulu, Moshoeshoe of the BaSotho, Mzilikazi of the Matabele, Maqoma of the XhosaKnight, Ian1956-creatortextbibliographybiographyBiographiesHistoryMilitary historyenkPoole, DorsetNew York, NYFirebird BooksDistributed in the United States by Sterling Pub. Co.�19941994monographiceng

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192 pp : illu., maps, port; 25 cmBy looking at the lives and military campaigns of four great warriors, this book paints a picture of Southern Africa before the Europeans arrived. It features: Shaka of the Zulu, Africa's legendary hero, and the instigator of Zulu greatness and nationhood; Maqomo of the Xhosa - a master of guerilla warfare and the most daring and talented military leader of his age; Mzilikazi of the Matabele - he fought the Zulus, the Sotho and the Boers, and finally settled in Zimbabwe; Moeshoeshoe of the BaSotho - in the 1830s, the most powerful leader west of the Drakensberg Mountains.Shaka of the Zulu -- The heavens that thundered -- Zululand -- Birth and Childhood -- The young warrior -- Rise of the Zulu -- Struggle with the Ndwandwe -- The Crushing -- Shaka's kingdom -- Coming of the Whites -- Last of the Ndwandwe -- The Death of Nandi -- Diplomatic defeat -- Assassination -- Shaka's army -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- Moshoeshoe of the BaSotho -- By grace of the people -- The Sotho World -- The young warrior -- Red dust from the East -- The mountain is my mother -- Survival of the nation -- The missionaries -- Battle for the land -- First blood -- A dog when beaten -- A good and fertile country -- The dogs of war -- War of the cannon's boom -- Pease -- Moshoeshoe's legacy -- The BaSotho army -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- Mzilikazi of the Matabele -- The great road -- Son of Mashobane -- Defying Shaka -- Strangers from the East -- The Ndebele -- The Grique -- Meeting the White men -- Dingane Strikes -- The Marico Valley -- The Voortrekkers -- Catastrophe -- Retribution -- Exodus -- Hill of the Indunas -- Matabeleland -- The mountain falls -- Fly and the chameleon -- The Ndebele army -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- Maqoma of the Xhosa -- Proud and tragic -- The angry men -- The Dutch -- Sons of Phalo -- The fall of Ngqika -- Bushmen of the sea -- Maqoma's war -- Imperial retreat -- War of the Riverman -- Waiting for the Dead Chiefs -- The Xhosa military system -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- IndexIan J. Knight.Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.fs-----King of the ZuluShaka1787?-1828I, King of LesothoMoshoeshoeapproximately 1786-1870Matabele KingMzilikazi1790-1868Xhosa chiefMaqoma1798-1873King of the ZuluShakaChief of the BasothoMoshoeshoe1785 or 6-1870Ndebele chiefMzilikaziXhosa chiefMaqomaXhosa chiefMaqoma1798-1873I, King of LesothoMoshoeshoeapproximately 1786-1870Matabele KingMzilikazi1790-1868King of the ZuluShaka1787?-1828 To 1899 fast Kings and rulersKriegerZoeloe (volk)Sotho (volk)Ndebele (volk)Xhosa (volk)KrijgshandelingenAfrica, SouthernKings and rulersBiographyAfrica, SouthernHistoryTo 1899Africa, SouthernHistory, MilitaryAfrique australeHistoireJusqu'�a 1899Afrique australeHistoire militaireSouthern AfricaS�udafrikaDT1064 .K74185314106295182173WU95072520240502181606.0ocm33182034 eng