Cetshwayo

British  

/ kɛˈtʃwɑːjɒ /

noun

1. ?1826–84, king of the Zulus (1873–79): defeated the British at Isandhlwana (1879) but was overwhelmed by them at Ulundi (1879); captured, he stated his case in London, and was reinstated as ruler of part of Zululand (1883)

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Example Sentences

He played the role of his real-life great-grandfather, King Cetshwayo at the battle of Rorke's Drift.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

He was a direct descendent of King Cetshwayo, who led the Zulus in the war with the British army in 1879.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

In 1879, after Zulu king Cetshwayo refused to dismiss his army and accept British rule, the British invaded the Zulu nation.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

In 1884, Cetshwayo died mysteriously in his kraal at 53, either of heart trouble or poison�no one bothered to determine which.

From Time Magazine Archive

And so, in 1879, after presenting demands that no monarch would have met and that Cetshwayo did not understand, the British crossed the Tugela under arms.

From Time Magazine Archive