First Matabele War

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The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war ⓘ
conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Ndebele War ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War

Matabele War of 1893 ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
British South Africa Company ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele

white settler forces ⓘ
cause BSAC expansionist policies ⓘ
competition over land and resources ⓘ
tensions between Ndebele Kingdom and British South Africa Company ⓘ
combatantLeader Cecil Rhodes ⓘ
Frederick Carrington ⓘ
Leander Starr Jameson ⓘ
Lobengula ⓘ
conflictType colonial conflict ⓘ
consequence establishment of settler farms in Matabeleland ⓘ
integration of Matabeleland into Rhodesia ⓘ
loss of Ndebele sovereignty ⓘ
countryAtTime British South Africa Company territory ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele
endDate 1894 ⓘ
followedBy Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897 ⓘ
linked to: Second Matabele War

Second Matabele War ⓘ
historicalPeriod Scramble for Africa ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
involvedMilitaryTechnology Maxim gun ⓘ
repeating rifles ⓘ
locatedIn Matabeleland ⓘ
present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ
opponent BSAC police ⓘ
Ndebele impis ⓘ
Rhodesian volunteers ⓘ
partOf history of Zimbabwe ⓘ
precededBy Rudd Concession ⓘ
occupation of Mashonaland by the British South Africa Company ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
annexation of Matabeleland ⓘ
defeat of the Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
expansion of British South Africa Company control ⓘ
paving the way for white settler control of Matabeleland ⓘ
significantEvent destruction of Ndebele military power ⓘ
flight of King Lobengula from his capital ⓘ
occupation of Bulawayo by British forces ⓘ
startDate 1893 ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lobengula Khumalo → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
British South Africa → linkedToConflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
First Matabele War → alsoKnownAs → First Ndebele War ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
First Matabele War → alsoKnownAs → Matabele War of 1893 ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
Second Matabele War → follows → First Matabele War ⓘ
Kingdom of Matabele → event → First Matabele War ⓘ
Lobengula → notableFor → First Matabele War ⓘ
Lobengula → endOfOfficeReason → British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
Lobengula → associatedWithEvent → First Matabele War ⓘ
House of Khumalo → associatedEvent → First Matabele War ⓘ
Shangani Patrol incident → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
Shangani Patrol incident → partOf → First Matabele War ⓘ
Khumalo dynasty → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
British South Africa Company forces → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
British South Africa Company forces → conflict → Pioneer Column occupation of Mashonaland ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
Shangani Patrol → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
Shangani Patrol → partOf → First Matabele War ⓘ
Wilson’s Patrol → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
Allan Wilson → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ
Allan Wilson → participantIn → First Matabele War ⓘ
Shangani Patrol monument in Bulawayo → hasHistoricalContext → Ndebele–British conflict ⓘ
linked to: First Matabele War
BSAC police → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ