Rorke's Drift, South Africa: Phau Ntawv Qhia Ua tiav

2024 Tus sau: Cyrus Reynolds | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2024-02-08 03:21

Txhua tus uas muaj kev txaus siab rau South Africa keeb kwm ntev thiab muaj kev ntxhov siab yuav tsum xav txog kev mus ntsib KwaZulu-Natal battlefields thiab Rorke's Drift tshwj xeeb. Lub tom kawg yog qhov chaw ntawm ib qho tseem ceeb tshaj plaws kev koom tes ntawm Anglo-Zulu Tsov rog, thaum lub sij hawm uas tsuas yog tshaj 150 British thiab colonial troops ntse tiv thaiv Rorke's Drift ciam teb ncej tiv thaiv 4,000 Zulu warriors. Tom qab qhov kev tawm tsam, 11 ntawm cov neeg tiv thaiv tau muab tsub rau Victoria Cross, qhov khoom plig siab tshaj plaws rau kev ua siab loj hauv kev hwm ntawm British. Xya tus neeg tau txais kev pab yog los ntawm tib lub tub rog, teeb tsa cov ntaub ntawv uas tseem nyob niaj hnub no rau feem ntau VCs tau txais txiaj ntsig rau ib leeg tub rog thaum lub sijhawm ua haujlwm.

Keeb Kwm ntawm Rorke's Drift

Tom qab tsim lub koomhaum hauv tebchaws Canada, lub tebchaws Askiv lub tebchaws tau npaj ua ib yam hauv South Africa. Lub Nceeg Vaj ywj pheej ntawm Zululand yog qhov teeb meem tseem ceeb rau lub hom phiaj ntawm kev sib koom ua ke, yog li Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 11, 1878, Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Askiv, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, tau xa tsab ntawv kawg rau Zulu huab tais Cetshwayo nrog ntau qhov kev thov, suav nrog nws. disband nws pab tub rog. Inevitably Cetshwayo tsis ua raws. Thaum Lub Ib Hlis Ntuj Tim 11, 1879, cov neeg Askiv tau tawm tsam Zululand raws li kev txib ntawm Tswv Chelmsford.

Lub zog ntxeem tau muab faib ua peb kab. Sab hauv nruab nrab tau coj los ntawm Chelmsford nws tus kheej thiab hla mus rau Zululand hla tus dej Buffalo ntawm Rorke's Drift, ib qho kev lag luam Irish tau hloov chaw ua haujlwm Swedish. Thaum xub thawj, peb kab nce mus rau hauv thaj chaw Zulu yam tsis muaj kev tawm tsam. Tom qab ntawd, thaum Lub Ib Hlis Ntuj Tim 22, cov kab nruab nrab tau sib cais thaum Chelmsford tau coj cov tub rog tawm mus txhawb kev sib koom ua ke, tawm hauv nws cov txiv neej mus pw hav zoov ze Isandlwana. Thaum nws tsis tuaj, ib lub zog Zulu ntawm yuav luag 20,000 tus tub rog tau tawm tsam thiab rhuav tshem lub yeej rog, tua ntau dua 1,300 tus txiv neej thiab txeeb tag nrho nws cov khoom siv, thauj, thiab mos txwv.

Tom qab kev puas tsuaj ntawm British chaw pw hav zoov ntawm Isandlwana, ib lub zog ntawm qee qhov 4,000 Zulu reserves txiav txim siab tawm tsam ntawm tus ciam teb ntawm Rorke's Drift tib tav su. Lub luag haujlwm tau hloov mus rau hauv lub chaw xa khoom thiab tsev kho mob thiab sab laug nyob rau hauv kev tiv thaiv ntawm ib tug me me garrison ntawm British thiab haiv neeg African pab tub rog. Ob tus neeg dim los ntawm kev tua neeg ntawm Isandlwana tau tswj hwm ceeb toom cov txiv neej ntawm Rorke's Drift txog kev tuaj txog Zulu impi. Raws li kev coj noj coj ua ntawm Lieutenants John Chard thiab Gonville Bromhead, lub chaw pw hav zoov tau npaj los tiv thaiv nws tus kheej.

Ntau tus tub rog Askiv thiab cov neeg nyob hauv lub tebchaws tau khiav tawm ntawm Rorke's Drift raws li Zulu reserves tau los txog, tsuas yog muaj ntau dua 150 tus txiv neej los tiv thaiv txoj haujlwm, suav nrog kev taug kev raug mob los ntawm tsev kho mob. Lub Zulus, hu ua Undi Corps, tuaj txog ntawm Rorke's Drift thaum yav tav su, coj los ntawm Tub Vaj Ntxwv Dabulamanzi kaMpande, ib nrab-tus kwv ntawm Cetshwayo (uas tsis tau txiav txim siab qhov kev tawm tsam thib ob). Thaum kev sib ntaus sib tua pib, nws kav ntev li 11 teev ntshav. Txog thaum kaj ntug tawg rau hnub tom qab thiab Zulus ua tsis tau tiav tau tso tseg qhov kev tawm tsam, 17 cov tub rog Askiv thiab cov tub rog tau raug tua, thiab ntau dua 350 Zulus tau tuag.

Lub Ib Hlis Ntuj Tim 23, Tswv Chelmsford thiab cov txiv neej uas nws tau coj los txhawb lub rooj sib tham rov tuaj txog ntawm Rorke's Drift. Ntau tus neeg raug mob thiab raug ntes Zulus raug tua nyob rau hauv kev ua pauj rau kev tua neeg ntawm Isandlwana thiab kev tawm tsam ntawm Rorke's Drift, ua rau Zulu cov neeg tuag ntau pua. Nrog lawv cov tub rog thiab cov khoom siv tau ploj mus, tag nrho peb ntawm Chelmsford cov kab tau raug yuam kom thim rov qab, thiab thawj qhov kev tawm tsam British ua tsis tiav. Qhov kev tawm tsam thib ob tau pib tom qab xyoo 1879 tau ua tiav zoo dua, thiab Cetshwayo cov tub rog tau txiav txim siab swb thaum Lub Xya Hli 4 ntawm Kev Sib Tw ntawm Ulundi, ua rau qhov kawg ntawm lub nceeg vaj Zulu.

Visiting Rorke's Drift

Hnub no, cov neeg tuaj saib tuaj yeem kawm txog qhov tsis sib haum xeeb thiab nws tus phab ej ntawm Rorke's Drift Orientation Center, uas nyob rau ntawm qhov chaw ntawm qhov chaw tshaj tawm txoj moo zoo. Cov qauv thiab cov duab thaij duab piav qhia txog qhov kev sib ntaus sib tua yuav zoo li cas, thaum Zulu cov lus qhia muab kev ncig xyuas ntawm ntau qhov chaw thiab cov cim nco txog tsim rau ntawm qhov chaw. Cov kev ncig xyuas no muab kev pom zoo rau Zulu qhov kev xav ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua zoo li Rorke's Drift thiab Isandlwana, uas tau tawm tsam los tiv thaiv lawv lub nceeg vaj thiab lawv txoj kev ua neej los ntawm cov neeg txawv teb chaws invaders.

Kuj nyob ntawm qhov chaw yog ELC Craft Center. Teem los ntawm Swedish cov tub txib, lub chaw yog ib tug ntawm xwbtuav tes ntawm cov tsev kawm ntawv los muab kev cob qhia ua yeeb yam rau cov tub ntxhais kawm Dub thaum lub sijhawm tsis sib haum xeeb thiab tau pab txhim kho txoj haujlwm ntawm qee tus neeg ua yeeb yam zoo tshaj plaws hauv South Africa. Koj tuaj yeem tshawb xyuas thiab yuav cov ntaub ntawv zoo, ceramics, thiab artworks. Muaj cov chaw noj mov thiab chav dej hauv qhov chaw ib yam nkaus.

Yuav Ua Li Cas

Nws tuaj yeem mus ntsib Rorke's Drift ntawm nws tus kheej. Lub Chaw Orientation qhib thaum 8 teev sawv ntxov txog 4 teev tsaus ntuj. Hnub Monday txog Friday, thiab 9 teev sawv ntxov txog 4 teev tsaus ntuj. nyob rau hnub Saturday thiab hnub Sunday. Nkag mus rau 35 rand rau cov neeg laus thiab 20 rand rau menyuam yaus. Yog tias koj muaj sijhawm, nws tsim nyog mus xyuas Isandlwana Battlefield thiab. Nws nyob ntawm 20-feeb tsav los ntawm Rorke's Drift. Kuj tseem muaj kev txaus siab rau South African keeb kwm buffs yog Ntshav River Battlefield, nyob ib teev tsav sab qaum teb. Nws cim qhov chaw ntawm kev tsis sib haum xeeb ntawm Dutch Voortrekkers thiab Zulu warriors ntawm King Dingane thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 16, 1838.

Ib qho ntawm txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws los mus xyuas Rorke's Drift yog ntawm kev ncig ua si sib ntaus sib tua coj los ntawm tus kws tshaj lij keeb kwm hauv zos. Tej zaum cov kev ncig xyuas uas muaj kev hwm tshaj plaws hauv cheeb tsam yog cov uas muaj los ntawm Fugitive's Drift Lodge. Lawv muab kev mus ncig ib nrab hnub rau Isandlwana (thaum sawv ntxov) thiab Rorke's Drift (thaum tav su), tso cai rau koj mus xyuas ob qho tib si raws sijhawm raws sijhawm. Yog tias koj xaiv los nyob ib hmos, lub tsev so muaj cov chav zoo nkauj hauv chav nrog verandas overlooking Buffalo River gorge. Nws kuj muaj lub tsev noj mov, lub pas dej da dej, thiab nws tus kheej Fugitive's Drift Tsev khaws puav pheej tag nrho ntawm cov khoom siv sib ntaus sib tua.

Nyob deb

Rorke's Drift yog nkag los ntawm txoj kev pob zebcoj tawm R68 txoj kev loj ntawm Nqutu thiab Dundee, lossis R33 txoj kev loj ntawm Pomeroy thiab Dundee. Txawm koj taug txoj kev twg los xij, txoj kev tig-tawm mus rau qhov chaw sib ntaus sib tua yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Rau cov neeg tuaj ncig thoob ntiaj teb, lub qhov rooj tseem ceeb rau lub xeev KwaZulu-Natal yog King Shaka International Airport hauv Durban. Los ntawm qhov ntawd, nws yog 170 mais mus rau Rorke's Drift. Koj tuaj yeem ntiav tsheb los ntawm tshav dav hlau thiab tsav tsheb nyob rau hauv qis dua plaub teev.