Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2831AD51
Site Name
EMAKHOSINI OPHATHE, R66, Ulundi
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 13:03
Last modified
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 14:50
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 5, 2021 - 13:03.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
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Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
When's the Wenkommando reached Mthonjaneni ,they were deceived by a Zulu named Bongoza into believing they could recover much of their captured livestock in the oPhathe gorge.During theirs descent,they lured into an ambush by the Zulu Army and seven Trekkers and seventy retainers were killedPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It where Bongozo lead the Boer into the river so they can be killed
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Unknown
Construction Materials
River between the mountains
Pedestal Material
Unknown
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
War memorial
Inscriptions
27 December 1838 when the wenkommando reached Mthonjaneni they were deceived by amazulu
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.385504, 31.376388
KwaZulu-Natal
- Zululand
- Ulundi
Directions to Site
From Makhosini station R34 travel 7 km to R66 take left to uLundi and drive about 3 km to Makhosini ophathe resort take right go through with a Gravel road to Ophathe game reserve Gate.
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