Picture No | 10512479 |
Date | 1879 |
Description | Morosi's mountain stronghold in Basutoland, South Africa |
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British soldiers inspect from afar the stronghold of Morosi, a chief of the Bapedi, in the rugged highland country of the Basutos in South Africa. Morosi came into conflict with the British authorities when he refused to deliver the son of an escaped prisoner to them.
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Source | The Illustrated London News 1879 June 28th page 604. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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