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== Anglo-Zulu War == | == Anglo-Zulu War == | ||
He succeeded his father [[Cetshwayo]], who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially recognized as such by the British. | He succeeded his father [[Cetshwayo]], who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially recognized as such by the British. Zululand had been broken up into 13 smaller territories after the [[Anglo-Zulu War]], and [[Cetshwayo]], and subsequently Dinuzulu, administered one of them. This was found to be unworkable, and the British restored Cetshwayo as paramount chief. However, they left one of Cetshwayo's sons, [[Usibepu]], alone with his lands intact. On [[July 22]], [[1883]] he attacked Cetshwayo's new [[kraal]] in Ulundi, wounding the king and causing him to flee. | ||
== Dinuzulu's Volunteers == | == Dinuzulu's Volunteers == |