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The Wedding Feast War: The Final Tragedy of the Xhosa People 2nd Edition
Author(s): Keith Smith (Author)
- Publisher: Frontline Books
- Publication Date: 16 Aug. 2012
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848326815
- ISBN-13: 9781848326811
Book Description
The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799 1877 was in many ways a prequel to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists. This war saw conflict between the British authorities (the governor-general and the commander-in-chief) and the government of the Cape, leading to the dismissal of that government by Sir Bartle Frere, the Governor-General. This book has made extensive use of British Parliamentary Papers, official War Office despatches and personal accounts and correspondence to tell the full story of this neglected yet fascinating episode of South African military history, which provides an insight into the origins of and attitudes of the principal figures in the following conflict with the Zulus.
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About the Author
Keith Smith is a retired computer consultant with a long-standing interest in South African military history. He has published several books on the subject, including Harry Smith s Last Throw, also published by Frontline Books.
