A HISTORY OF THE ZULU REBELLION, 1906
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COLONEL SIR HENRY E. McCALLUM, R.E., G.C.M.G.,
(Governor of Natal, 1901-1907).
A HISTORY
OF
THE ZULU REBELLION
1906
AND OF
DINUZULU'S ARREST, TRIAL AND EXPATRIATION
BY
J. STUART
CAPT. NATAL FIELD ARTILLERY; INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 1906-1909
EX-ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NATIVE AFFAIRS, NATAL
WITH FIVE MAPS, SIX PLANS
AND TWENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
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1913
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Dedicated,
BY PERMISSION,
TO
HIS EXCELLENCY,
COLONEL SIR HENRY EDWARD McCALLUM.
R.E., G.C.M.G., AIDE-DE-CAMP TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING, ETC., ETC.
GOVERNOR OF NATAL (1901-1907),
WHOSE FIRM AND CAPABLE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY,
IN A TIME OF PUBLIC DANGER,
WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED WITH GRATITUDE
BY EVERY NATALIAN.
PREFACE.
Although the object of this book is stated in the opening paragraph, itis, perhaps, proper that the circumstances under which it came to bewritten should also be set briefly before the reader.
Towards the end of the campaign, probably the first to be conducted bya British colony without the assistance of the Mother Country,[1] theGovernment of Natal decided that a history of the military operationsshould be compiled. On being asked, I consented to undertake thetask. But, though promptly entered upon, the greatest difficulty wasexperienced in carrying it to a conclusion. This arose from my being acivil servant and being obliged to continue discharging certain specialas well as ordinary official duties. As, when the Union of South Africawas established, the work had not been completed, the attention of theMinister of Defence was drawn to the matter. General Smuts intimatedthat the new Government was unable to ratify the original instructions,and that if the book was ever to be published (which he personallyhoped would be the case) it would have to be on my own responsibilityand at my own expense. In these circumstances, particularly as anopportunity occurred of severing my twenty-four years' connection withthe Civil Service, I resolved to go on with it and appeal for supportto those who had taken part in the campaign. This appeal was made to asomewhat limited extent in 1912, and it is owing very largely to theguarantee then obtained that the heavy costs of publication have beenincurred.
But, although the volume can no longer claim to be an officialpublication, it is in the unique position of being based as much onofficial information as, perhaps, any