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English: Dick King (Richard Philip King) (1813 – 1871) Famed for his epic ride to summon assistance from Grahamstown for a besieged British army in 1842. Dick King set out on his ride from Durban to get relief on May 26, 1842. Accompanied by Ndongeni, a Zulu, King traveled 1000 km to Grahamstown in ten days. Bolstered by the reinforcements, the British army won the battle. |
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Author | "The Bower Studio" Durban |
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This work was first published in South Africa and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978, amended 2002. The work meets one of the following criteria:
A South African work that is in the public domain in South Africa according to this rule is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it was in the public domain in South Africa in 1996, e.g. if it was published before 1946 and no copyright was registered in the U.S. (This is the effect of 17 USC 104A with its critical date of January 1, 1996.) |
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