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5th May 2003	Why was only Cetshwayo captured? By Gary Laliberty Why was the King and not some if not all of his senior commanders captured? Gary
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5th May 2003	John Young Gary, Many of the king's important commanders "came in" to use the contemporary parlance - in other words surrendered. I actually have a photograph of a mass surrender taken some time in August/September 1879. A number of important izinduna obviously signed the 'surrender document' on 1st September, 1879. Many of those iziinduna took part in the running of KwaZulu during King Cetshwayo's imprisonment/exile. John Y.
5th May 2003	Gary Laliberty John, Thank you, for your information. Your last part about the izinduna running the country, was something that I have read about. May I be so bold, to ask you...and if it's possible on your part. For a 'copy' of that photograph via e-mail to me? And again thank you for your information. Gary
20th May 2003	Trevor Finney Dear John. Would you be so kind as to E mail me a copy of the picture of the Zulu Mass surrender please. Regards T Finney