Pioneer Column expedition

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The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pioneer Column 8
Pioneer Column expedition canonical 2
Pioneer Column occupation 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military expedition ⓘ
settler expedition ⓘ
affectedPolity Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele
aim to establish white minority rule ⓘ
to occupy Mashonaland ⓘ
to secure territory for the British South Africa Company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pioneer Column ⓘ
authorizedBy Cecil Rhodes ⓘ
colonialPower British Empire ⓘ
commander Frank Johnson ⓘ
conflictType non-conventional occupation without pitched battle during the march ⓘ
consequence dispossession of African landholders ⓘ
imposition of British South Africa Company administration ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfOccupationOfSalisbury 1890-09-12 ⓘ
destination Mashonaland ⓘ
linked to: Mashonaland region

territory that became Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
endDate 1890-09-13 ⓘ
flagRaisedAt Salisbury ⓘ
flagRaisedDate 1890-09-13 ⓘ
foundedSettlement Fort Charter ⓘ
Fort Victoria ⓘ
Salisbury ⓘ
hasParticipant Pioneers (Rhodesian settlers) ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
involved British South Africa Company Police ⓘ
civilian settlers ⓘ
leader Frank Johnson ⓘ
legacy central to colonial mythology in Rhodesia ⓘ
contested memory in modern Zimbabwe ⓘ
legalBasisClaimed Rudd Concession ⓘ
location Southern Africa ⓘ
militaryCommander Major P. W. Forbes ⓘ
numberOfSettlers about 200 ⓘ
numberOfTroops about 500 ⓘ
opposedBy Lobengula ⓘ
organizedBy British South Africa Company ⓘ
partOf British colonisation of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: History of Zimbabwe

Scramble for Africa ⓘ
pointOfDeparture Macloutsie, Bechuanaland ⓘ
politicalLeader Cecil Rhodes ⓘ
presentDayLocation Zimbabwe ⓘ
result establishment of colonial rule in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
founding of Salisbury ⓘ
route from Bechuanaland through Matabeleland to Mashonaland ⓘ
startDate 1890-07-01 ⓘ
transportUsed ox-wagons ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

British South Africa Company → organizedEvent → Pioneer Column expedition ⓘ
Salisbury → foundedBy → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Pioneer Column expedition → alsoKnownAs → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Salisbury → foundedBy → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Rudd Concession → followedBy → Pioneer Column occupation ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
British South Africa Company forces → hasPart → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Frank Johnson → militaryBranch → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Frank Johnson → associatedWith → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Major P. W. Forbes → participatedIn → Pioneer Column expedition ⓘ
Major P. W. Forbes → associatedWith → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Fort Charter → establishedBy → Pioneer Column ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition
Fort Charter → garrisonedBy → Pioneer Column settlers ⓘ
linked to: Pioneer Column expedition