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The Boer who knew no fear

Thaba Bosiu, the mountain fortress of the Basotho, led by King Moshoeshoe I, had the reputation for being almost impregnable. During the Difaqane (the inter-tribal warfare during the first half of the 19th century), Shaka’s, Mzilikazi’s and Matiwane’s warriors all came to grief as they attempted to storm the mountain. On 15 August 1865, it was the turn of the Boers and their celebrated leader, Louw

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