Gun War - December 1880

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The AbeThembu:

Two AbeThembu chiefs Mdukiswa and Tyala joined in the Uprising against the Peace Preservation Act (PPA). The politics in Thembuland played a part on how the Abethembu King was viewed. The then King Ngangelizwe was abusing the Daughter of Sarili/Kreli, Novili which led to a strained relationship between the Gcaleka and the Thembu clan houses. A clan under the AbeThembu disobeyed orders they joined the rebellion with other AbeThembu this was the amaQwathi clan.


December 1880

On the first day of December the Cape troops had a search and destroy mission on the rebel faction of Basotho Mabelete and had skirmishes around Mafeteng and nearby areas. Carrington later withdrew because the Cape troops were outnumbered.

Bereng, Seeiso, Lerothodi & Masupha at the command fights broke out at Tsitsa's Nek. The leaders of the Cape troops believed that the conflict would last another 2 years so they planned to burn fields to prevent crop harvesting. Their plan was to starve Basotho Mabelete within 6 months.



13th of December the battle of Tangesberg took place, it led to the defeat of rebels with heavy losses. The largest regiment Matlama-a-Moshoeshoe still remained neutral in this rebellion with their leader King Letsie unmoved from Matsieng. The Faction Mabelete was led by Lerothodi, Maama, Bereng, Masupha, Ramoroko, Moletsane & others.

18th December  Baker launched an attack on AmaMpondomise at Tsitsa Gorge. The battle of Tsitsa Gorge involved Mhlontlo, Gxumisa, Mditswa, Mabasa and Ledingwana it ended with a devastating loss for the Mpondomise, Batlokwa and other supporters with 300 killed. 



After the battle of Tsitsa Gorge Mhlontlo was quiet and said: "The government has defeated us so those of the mountains go to the mountains. Those of the water go to the water." The Mpondomise regiments disbanded and scattered, the Battle of Tsitsa's Gorge had broken the Mpondomise resistance spirit. 

With that the end of December 1880



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