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PEEFACE. 
rable, in the minds of brave men, from deeds of daring 
and danger. 
Sincerely do I hope that these records of Kafir 
wars may prove to be 4 tales of the past ; 5 but there are 
not altogether wanting some grounds for apprehension 
that recent events, in and about Natal, may lead to a 
renewal of hostilities with the natives of South Africa. 
Should such prove to be the case—which may a 
good Providence avert—my recollections of the ways 
and designs of Kafirs, in previous wars in Kafirland, 
may perhaps be of service to those engaged, or at least 
tend to increase the interest felt for our soldiers en¬ 
gaged in cruel and dangerous conflict with such fierce 
and savage foes as Kafir warriors have hitherto proved 
themselves to be. 
