The Guns Of Khutiyabasadi �Part Ii

Monday, October 30, 2017

Previously we had noted,, having been emboldened by a successful 1882 raid, in 1884 Lobengula decided to dispatch a force of not less than 2,500 of his best warriors, under the command of his brother Lotshe, to invade Ngamiland.

If the Nkosi believed that the rest of the Batawana cattle would prove to be an easy target, he had grieviously underestimated his foe.

In the decades prior to the 1884 invasion, the Batawana Kingdom had steadily expanded under the able, if at times ruthless, leadership of Letsholathebe I (who ruled 1847-74) and his son Moremi II (ruled 1876-91).

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The Guns Of Khutiyabasadi �Part Ii

Previously we had noted,, having been emboldened by a successful 1882 raid, in 1884 Lobengula decided to dispatch a force of not less than 2,500 of his best warriors, under the command of his brother Lotshe, to invade Ngamiland.