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Moorosi: A South African king's battle for survival
A riveting true story of a leader fighting to the death for everything in which he believes
IN 19th CENTURY SOUTH AFRICA,
King Moorosi, leader of the Baphuthi people, fiercely resists the
intrusion of colonial forces into his country. The conflict leads to a
protracted war that changes the shape of the sub-continent forever.
The
riveting true story, told here in full for the first time, not only
tells a compelling tale of hostility, intrigue and suspicion, it also
introduces the reader to the unforgettable colonial leaders and their
African counterparts who helped shape the outcome.
You
will delve into the complex personality and drive of Cape Colony
magistrate Hamilton Hope who attempts almost single-handedly to impose
colonial rule on the Baphuthi people in Quthing in southeastern
Basutoland (today's Lesotho). Learn, too, the mind and motives of his
adversary King Moorosi who fiercely resists his attempts, and the French
missionary Frederick Ellenberger who tries desperately to reconcile the
two opposing forces of colonialism and independence to prevent war.
As
the story unfolds and takes in the frontier wars in the Eastern Cape,
you will meet the unforgettable characters who help shape the future of
the sub-continent, such as Sir Bartle Frere, governor of the British
Cape Colony, prime ministers John Molteno and Gordon Sprigg and war
commanders Charles Griffith, Edward Yewd Brabant and Colonel Zachary
Bayly.
At the same time you will learn to know the character and motives
of the Baphuthi King Moorosi, his lieutenants, the Basutho leader
Letsie and his sons.It provides a compelling look at colonialism, imperialism and cultural conflict that has significance for the world today.