Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2830BB163
Site Name
Prince Imperial Memorial, Reserve No.18 7638, Nqutu District
Site Category
Monuments & Memorials
Record Administration
Author
lulama.venu
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:34
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 22, 2021 - 10:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/434/0005
Recording date
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III,Emperor of Frence and Empress Eugenie He was born in 1856 march 16 and died in 1875 June 1st at the age of 23 The only reason he was allowed to participate during the Zulu was was because of the pleading of his Mother the Empress Eugénie, and by intervention of Queen Victoria herself The Prince had also prefered to be killed by a assegai then a bullet as he believed this will show he was in close quarters with his enemy. Troopers Abel and Rogers were also killed in this engagement It is said, the glade of trees that are around the monument were planted by his motherPurpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
War Memorial
Description

The monument was erected on the orders of queen Victoria. The reason why this momument was erected was because Prince Louis Napoleon of France was killed on that spot during a surprise attack by a party of Zulus while he had been patrolling during the Zulu war of 1879

Original Position
This momument has not been moved
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
granite tombstone cross,rocks,concrete,bricks,wood
Pedestal Material
Concrete,granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte
Event Commemorated
Anglo-Zulu War
Inscriptions
"This cross is erected by Queen Victoria im affectionate remembrance of Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph prince Imperial to mark the spot where whole assisting in a reconnaissance with the British Troops om the 1st June 1979, He was attacked by a party of Zulus and fell with thi face to the foe"
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/434/0005
Recording date
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Memorial
Architectural features

Bibliography archive: KMC Report 1983; KMC Report 79-3-8, 86-9-7, 87-3-12; Bourguin, S, The Zulu War of 1879. p108-9

Associated People
History of use
Use Period Use
Current
Memorial
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.132067, 30.796995
KwaZulu-Natal
  • Zululand
  • Abaqulusi
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 15840
Directions to Site
Site of Prince Imperial's Native Reserve No. 18, Zululand.
Access details
It is accessible to the public
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 249869
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III of France joined the British forces in Zululand during the Zulu

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 220734
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Declaration Description

Site of Prince Imperial's Native Reserve No. 18, Zululand

Gazette Date
Gazette Number
2454
Notice Date
Notice Number
1035
Archive Status
National monument
2454-1035 Prince Imperial Memorial, Nqutu.pdf (126.44 KB)
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