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So he sent south only some six thousand men, not all of whom would be in position to attack the main laager when the battle joined. But never in the early days was he a senseless tyrant; he gave the Zulu an able, generous government. Early next morning he led the men who'd accom- panied him from the camp to the Van Doorns' farmhouse, where they all started work. 'You bring us missionary ideas,' the old councillor persisted.

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