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).

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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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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