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Ncome and Blood River Monuments on Ncombe River in Nquthu-Dundee
South Africa
By Contested Histories Initiative • July 2021
On the 16th of December 1838 the infamous Battle of Blood River on the banks of the Ncome River between Zulu warriors and Afrikaans Voortrekkers took place. Commemoration and mythologization of the battle became a key focal point of the ethno-nationalism of each group and remained heavily contested. In the… Read More