Modern era · 1893 – 1894
First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in modern-day Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele kingdom of Mthwakazi. Lobengula, king of Mthwakazi, had tried to avoid outright war with the company's pioneers because he and his advisors were mindful of the destructive power of European-produced weapons on traditional Matabele impis (units of warriors) attacking in massed…
- When
- 1893 – 1894
- Where
- Matabeleland
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article First Matabele War, CC BY-SA 4.0