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 previously: Early years of Moletsane. In 1837 Molestane was at Thaba Bosiu to offer himself to Moshoeshoe as a vassal. Moshoeshoe had other ideas for Moletsane instead of a vassal, it was a partnership. An alliance with Moletsane could help in weakening attacks from other parties. Moshoeshoe sent Moletsane to settle at Mekuatleng  which was in the midst of his enemies : Moroka at Thaba Nchu; Peter Davids at Dishuane; Carolus Baatje at New Platberg and Gert Taaibosch at Merumetsu. As soon as it was known that he was settled at Mekuatleng many of the scattered and surviving Bataung returned to rejoin him.  Moletsane was again strong enough to stand against any attack.  Moshoeshoe also helped by encouraging other Bataung pockets to join Moletsane at Mekuatleng. In the long run Moletsane appeared to be the only chief of the Bataung communities. In June 1851 what was then becoming the Orange Free State, went for Moletsane. The battle of Viervoet ...

 previously: History of Bataung Bataung are from the House of Rolong Makgothi Moletsane Abraham - Tau wa Mophethe Makgothi/Makhothi, son of Mophethe (clan BaMophethe le Thulo) was born about 1788 who became a famous chief (should be called King of Bataung). Makgothi's mother, Modiha'me/Moliha'me who had children before Makgothi but dead in infancy, they believed cause of death was spirits. In order to escape the evil spirits Modiha'me sent the infant Makgothi to an outlying cattle-post to be reared by the Bushmen herders of his father. The Bushmen were happy that chief Mophethe trusted them with his heir, they took great care of the boy. They showed him much affection and made him a girdle of shells of ostriches eggs called moletsa. The name Moletsane was a nickname for Makgothi wa Mophethe. Makgothi, now Moletsane was circumcised on the plain of Motloangtloang in 1803 during a famine. Chief Mokgele of the second family (clan BaMokgele-Rampai le Sobi) used to send men ...

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 previously: February 1881 During the peaceful time of negotiations BaSotho fortified their positions and pretended to negotiate until complete of their harvest, they had planned to fight indefinitely. The rebels still maintained high spirits in February.  March Carrington's patrol on 18th moved within 2,000 yards near the rebels. On the 22nd artillery fire stopped a Basotho assault on the patrol near Boleka Ridge, at the outer flank the troops and rebels fought for about 6 hours with an indecisive outcome. Two days Later on the 24th, Basotho stole 400 horses and cattle which halted the colonial forces from advancing. The Mabelete regiments refused to disperse unless the colonial army left Lesotho.  April the rebels waited until April when they finished the peace arrangement where Mabelete had to pay fines for the rebellion. By mid April the Gun war was officially closed. After the rebellion Most of rebel land remained untouched by the cape colony. In Tsitsa Valley Alfred...