Deconstructing the Myth of the Deaths of Piet and Dirk Uys

M. Leśniewski
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The Battle of eThaleni was an important Zulu victory during the early stages of the Zulu-Boer War of 1838–1840. There is a surprisingly large number of studies on this battle, yet most focus on the deaths of Piet and Dirk Uys, and the heroic circumstances of their deaths, rather than on the battle itself. The lack of classical studies on this battle has led to the persistence of several assumptions concerning this battle and the causes of the Voortrekker defeat. Among these are the crucial role played in the defeat by the conflict between Potgieter and P.L. Uys, and Potgieter’s over-cautiousness during the battle, which supposedly put P.L. Uys in danger and led to his death. The goal of this text is to discuss and question these assumptions. The author argues that blame should be more evenly distributed, and that P.L. Uys was no less responsible than Potgieter for the defeat. Moreover, this text seeks to better appreciate the role of the Zulu commander, Nzobo kaSobadli, whose generalship was crucial to the Zulu victory.
解构皮特和德克·尤斯之死的神话
埃塔莱尼战役是祖鲁人在1838-1840年祖鲁-布尔战争初期的一次重要胜利。关于这场战役的研究数量之多令人惊讶,但大多数研究都集中在Piet和Dirk Uys的死亡以及他们死亡的英雄环境上,而不是战斗本身。由于缺乏对这场战役的经典研究,导致了关于这场战役和Voortrekker号失败原因的几个假设的持续存在。其中包括波特吉特和P.L. Uys之间的冲突在失败中所起的关键作用,以及波特吉特在战斗中的过度谨慎,据说这使P.L. Uys处于危险之中,并导致了他的死亡。本文的目的是讨论和质疑这些假设。作者认为,责任应该更均匀地分配,P.L. Uys对失败的责任并不比Potgieter少。此外,本文试图更好地理解祖鲁指挥官恩佐博·卡索巴德利的作用,他的将军对祖鲁人的胜利至关重要。
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