First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in the country today called Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, 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 Zulu warriors) attacking in massed ranks. Lobengula had 80,000 spearmen and 20,000 riflemen, armed with nine-pound Martini-Henrys, which were modern arms at that time. However, poor training meant that these were not used effectively. The British South Africa Company had no more than 750 troops in the British South Africa Company's Police, with an undetermined number of possible colonial volun
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First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in the country today called Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, 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 Zulu warriors) attacking in massed ranks. Lobengula had 80,000 spearmen and 20,000 riflemen, armed with nine-pound Martini-Henrys, which were modern arms at that time. However, poor training meant that these were not used effectively. The British South Africa Company had no more than 750 troops in the British South Africa Company's Police, with an undetermined number of possible colonial volun
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A Primeira Guerra de Matabele ...... na Segunda Guerra de Matabele.
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De Eerste Matabele-oorlog was ...... ngelijfd door het Britse Rijk.
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La Primera Guerra Matabele fue ...... enfrentamiento con la copañía.
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The First Matabele War was fou ...... d to a clash with the Company.
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Первая война с матабеле велась ...... ь, а ндебеле подчинились БЮАК.
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British South Africa Company
Ndebele Kingdom
Tswana(Bechuana)
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Decisive Company victory; dissolution of the Ndebele Kingdom
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1000 Tswana
20,000 riflemen
750 Company troops
80,000 spearmen
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The Battle of the Shangani , as depicted by Richard Caton Woodville, Jr.
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October 1893 – January 1894
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Matabeleland brought under Company control
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A Primeira Guerra de Matabele ...... na Segunda Guerra de Matabele.
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De Eerste Matabele-oorlog was ...... ngelijfd door het Britse Rijk.
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La Primera Guerra Matabele fue ...... y, con un número indefinido de
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The First Matabele War was fou ...... ber of possible colonial volun
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Первая война с матабеле велась ...... ь, а ндебеле подчинились БЮАК.
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Eerste Matabele-oorlog
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First Matabele War
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Primeira Guerra de Matabele
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Primera guerra Matabele
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Первая война с матабеле
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First Matabele War
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