Isandlwana Battlefield
Other than the rather beautiful "Zulu-necklace" monument and the many white painted rocks, there is not much here to evoke the 1879 battle of Isandlwana. With a good guide, you may be able to hear the sound of 20,000 Zulu warriors chanting "zee, zee, zee," like angry bees amassing, before attacking with the Zulu deep-throated war cry "uSuthu, uSuthu, uSuthu," ultimately delivering the most crushing defeat the mighty British Empire was to suffer in Africa at the hands of "savages armed with sticks." The white cairns mark the places where British soldiers fell and were buried. The British were horrified to find their men disemboweled -- proof, they thought, of the savagery of the Zulu. In fact, the Zulus were honoring the men by setting their spirits free.
Other than the rather beautiful "Zulu-necklace" monument and the many white painted rocks, there is not much here to evoke the 1879 battle of Isandlwana. With a good guide, you may be able to hear the sound of 20,000 Zulu warriors chanting "zee, zee, zee," like angry bees amassing, before attacking with the Zulu deep-throated war cry "uSuthu, uSuthu, uSuthu," ultimately delivering the most crushing defeat the mighty British Empire was to suffer in Africa at the hands of "savages armed with sticks." The white cairns mark the places where British soldiers fell and were buried. The British were horrified to find their men disemboweled -- proof, they thought, of the savagery of the Zulu. In fact, the Zulus were honoring the men by setting their spirits free.
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