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Original Post Date: 2008-04-04 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
Hundreds of international guests and media converged on KwaZulu-Natal on Friday at the start of the Ladysmith Siege Weekend to commemorate historic events that took place there during the Anglo-Boer War.
Organised by the Emnambithi/Ladysmith Municipality, the event is in its fourth year and is expected to attract a crowd of about 5 000.
The Zulu Kingdom tourist guide online describes the Siege weekend as “countless stories of heroism, tragedy and suffering, not only for South Africans involved but also for British citizens who fought and died on South African soil”.
It reads: “The South African War of 1899 to 1902 has had far reaching effects on various aspects of our country’s history. The most dramatic of these is the fact that KwaZulu-Natal now has the highest concentration of battle sites in South Africa.
“The 118-day siege of Ladysmith was a dramatic turning point in the war and made Ladysmith a household name in Britain. With nearly 500 000 British troops involved in action during this war, it has had an equally dramatic impact on British history.”
Ladysmith acting police spokeswoman Captain Tracey Mey said the weekend also entailed the Swartkop Challenge where military teams challenge each other with artillery guns (a type of canon) on Wagon Hill.
Each team, she said, would physically push a 1,500kg artillery gun up a 130 metre hill and the first team to reach the top would fire the canon and would declare victory.
And only human power could be used to push the artillery gun.
Mey said the Royal Navy from England and military teams from Scotland, Ireland and other parts of the world would be participating in the gunrace – which has been scheduled for Sunday.
A team from Ladysmith’s local municipality would also be participating.
This race, according to the online guide, was based on the protagonists repeatedly mounting heavy artillery guns on the hills surrounding Ladysmith.
“The slopes were often impossible for animals to negotiate so manpower was the only resource,” it said.
Other demonstrations during the event include the 17th Lancers re-enactment group on horseback, demonstrations by the SA Miniature Canon Club, Tug-of-war and Zulu dances. – Sapa
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20080404093239640C841983