Historical Markers and War Memorials in KwaZulu-Natal

By Mike Kamin, July 1, 2011

Fugitives Drift Memorial Marker

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1 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Elandskraal, Rorke's Drift — Fugitives Drift Memorial — Melvill and Coghill Monument —

Upper Marker, Front:For Queen and Country Jesu Mercy Upper Marker, Reverse: In memory of Lt. and Adjt. Teignmoth Melvill and Lt. Neville J. A. Coghill, 1st., 24th. Regiment who died on this spot . . . — — Map (db m91732) HM WM

2 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Elandskraal, Rorke's Drift — Memorial to the Zulu Dead — Isikhumbuzo sikaZulu Owasala Empini — Shiyane / Rorke’s Drift Battlefield —

This bronze memorial, sculpted by Peter Hall was commissioned in 2005. It depicts a leopard, representing the Zulu monarch, protectively covering the shields of the fallen Zulu warriors. The tree growing in the centre of the memorial is . . . — — Map (db m91079) WM

3 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Elandskraal, Rorke's Drift — Rorkes Drift —

English text: At this point, the Mzinyathi (Buffalo) River flows over exposed bedrock. The river is shallow, making it a suitable crossing point. By the 1850's traders and hunters were entering Zululand en route to Ulundi on a . . . — — Map (db m91009) HM

4 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Elandskraal, Rorke's Drift — Rorke's Drift Memorial — 22nd Jan 1879 —

North face: Killed Pte Horrican W. 1Bn Jenkins.J. • Nicholas.E. Sgt Maxfield R. 2Bn Pte Adams. R. • Chick.J. • Cole.T. • Facan.J. • Hayden.C. • Scanlan.J. • . . . — — Map (db m91081) WM

5 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Uqweqwe, Loss — Prince Impérial Memorial —

Cross marker: This cross is erected by Queen Victoria in affectionate remembrance of Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, Prince Impérial, to mark the spot where while assisting in reconnaissance with the British troops on the 1st June 1879 . . . — — Map (db m90917) WM

6 ► South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand DC, Uqweqwe — The Death of the Prince Imperial —

Louise Napoleon, exiled heir to the Bonaparte throne, had been resident in England and had graduated from the Royal Military College in 1875. With the outbreak of the Anglo Zulu War of 1879, Prince Louis, keen to gain military experience, requested . . . — — Map (db m91005) HM