a
reference to Cetewayo (1826-1884), the last of the great
Zulu kings in southern Africa. Cetewayo
succeeded his father to the throne in 1872,
developed a military
force of 40,000 warriors and became a threat to European settlers. The British demanded the
Zulus disband the army and when the
demand was not met, the British invaded Zululand. In a
surprise attack Cetewayo's army wiped out an entire British
regiment of more than a thousand men; however, approximately six months later the British defeated the
Zulu and Cetewayo was removed from
power.