HIST 382 Chapter reading: Reading Praise Poems
14 Feb 2019
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When the boer war started in october 1899, the. Kgatla soon became involved despite an understanding on both sides that native tribes were not supposed to be used. They fought in two small engagements against the. One was an attack in support of the british troops. The other was an attack on a small convoy of supply wagons at kaye pits. The boers soon after withdrew from derdepoort and for the rest of the war the kgatla were engaged mainly in looting cattle from boer farms and disloyal tribes. Matlabane was the kgatla name of hans riekert, magistrate of derdepoort. The ape is lentswe because of his totem. So is startler because he had a very strong voice. Makopye was the name of a local boer who was paul. They talk about taking the animals from different places and tribes. They also talk about who they came into contact with while they carried out their looting.
