The battle in 1806 that unbanned Islam in South Africa
Fighting for freedom of faith: The Battle of Blaauberg (Blue Mountain) 1806.
Thirty-two Muslim soldiers of the Javanese Artillery, firing their cannon on a windswept beach near Cape Town, dramatically changed the course of Islam in South Africa. Their colonial masters, Dutch forces under Lieutenant-General Janssens were already retreating to the mountains. Totally outnumbered and outgunned, they stubbornly fought on, firing salvo after salvo at nearly seven thousand Royal Marines advancing towards them..
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