[영작문 에세이]Europeans in Africa (남아프리카의 유럽인들)

소개

Origin of the Zulu is a Bantu. They engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry and had a powerful force. Bantu organized the military community and took a tremendous influence in southern Africa. However, after the Europeans have moved to South Africa through the Cape Cod, Bantu began to gradually weaken. (줄루족은 반투에 뿌리를 두고 있다. 그들은 목축업과 농업에 종사하였고 다른 종족에 비해 강력한 세력을 형성하였다. 그들은 경제력을 바탕으로 군사적 공동체를 마련하였으며 그 덕분에 남부 아프리카에서 강력한 영향력을 행사했다. 하지만 유럽인이 희망봉을 통하여 남부 아프리카에 진출한 뒤 반투의 세력은 서서히 약화되기 시작한다.)

목차

1. January 22, 1879. (1879년 1월 22일)
2. The highest seniority of Southern Africa (남아프리카의 터줏대감)
3. Europeans lived for a long time in Africa (남아프리카에 오랫동안 정착한 유럽인들)
4. The reference (참고문헌)

본문내용

1. January 22, 1879.

The situation was hopeless. UK main force was nearly wiped out in Isandlwana. Survivors have gathered into the missionary base near the river. However, survivors and civilians were 400 people and 4,000 Zulu’s armies had surrounded the base.

Lt. John Chard, Lt. Gonville Bromhead, James Dalton was responsible for this base when they heard the news of the Zulu. They had to determine the fate of people gathered at the base. Basically, they've got two choices.

1) Joins the salvation troops after moving to Helpmekaar.
2) Fight with the enemy at the base.

They tried to move backward a wounded with supplies. But they agree that the advance of Zulu is very fast. Zulu will easily chase them in the plains because there was no protective barrier in the plain. Chard and Bromhead are building an obstacle to the entrance of the base and made a base as a fortress. January 22 4:00 pm, Zulu appears as scheduled and British army prepared for the Zulu attack at Rorke's Drift. They were defeated at Isandlwana and were kicked out in a small guard post.

참고자료

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· 현대 아프리카의 역사 리처드 J. 리드 저 | 이석호 역 | 삼천리 | 2013.12.13.
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