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On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 16). On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072691
South African History Online (2012) 'On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k', South African History Online, 16 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072691 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072691, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k." South African History Online, 16 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072691. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "On the afternoon of 17 January 1879 the Zulu king Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) addresses 20 000 of his warriors at the great military k." South African History Online. January 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072691.
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