Synopses & Reviews
John Dunn (1834 95) became an infamous figure ('a perfect gorilla') in Britain after his involvement in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879. A British subject who had lived all his life in South Africa, he spent his early years learning to be an expert hunter of large game before becoming a confidant of the Zulu king Cetshwayo, quickly accumulating wealth and power; although already married, he took forty-nine wives and fathered one hundred and seventeen children. However, when war broke out he sided with the British against his former friend and patron, and was rewarded with a huge tract of territory in the former Zulu kingdom. This book, published in 1886 and edited by his friend D. C. F. Moodie (1838 91), presents his side of the story, and contains fascinating insights into an extraordinary life lived among the Zulus in the nineteenth century.
Synopsis
An insider's account of life in Zululand in the nineteenth century, by a major player in the Anglo-Zulu war.
Synopsis
John Dunn (1834-95) became an infamous figure ('a perfect gorilla') in Britain after his involvement in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879. Presenting his side of the story, this book, edited by D. C. F. Moodie, contains a first-hand account of life among the Zulus in the nineteenth century.
Table of Contents
Preface; 1. The wrong box; 2. Start for Umpande's kraal; 3. Cetywayo doubts me; 4. Discontinue hunting trips; 5. Umpande's death in 1872; 6. Fear of Northern Zulus; 7. Cetywayo's ancestors; 8. Fire again; 9. Collection of Pande's cattle; 10. Fight at Undini kraal; 11. Change of the King's tone; 12. Troops massing in Natal; 13. Ultimatum never reaches Cetywayo; 14. Meet Lord Chelmsford; 15. My opinion of Lord Chelmsford; 16. I arrive at Fort Chelmsford; 17. I am placed under Sir Garnet; 18. Copy of my deed of chieftainship; Appendix.