Second Matabele War

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The Second Matabele War was an 1896–1897 uprising by the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe against colonial rule, marking a major early resistance to British expansion in southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-colonial rebellion
uprising
war
aftermath entrenchment of settler land ownership
further marginalization of African populations
alsoKnownAs Matabele Uprising of 1896–1897
linked to: Second Matabele War

Matabeleland Rebellion
cause forced labor policies
imposition of hut taxes
land dispossession
loss of Ndebele sovereignty
resistance to British colonial rule
chronology occurred shortly after the First Matabele War
conflictBetween British Empire
British South Africa Company
Ndebele people
endDate 1897
follows First Matabele War
hasCommander Cecil Rhodes
Frederick Carrington
Robert Baden-Powell
hasEthnicGroupInvolved Ndebele
linked to: Ndebele people

Shona
linked to: Shona people
hasLeader Lobengula’s former indunas
Mlimo (spiritual leader)
hasParticipant British South Africa Company forces
British imperial troops
Ndebele people
Shona people
locatedIn Matabeleland
Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia

present-day Zimbabwe
militaryTechnologyUsed Maxim guns
linked to: Maxim gun

rifles
opposedBy colonial administration of Southern Rhodesia
partOf history of Southern Africa
history of Zimbabwe
relatedTo British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia
Ndebele Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele
result British victory
consolidation of colonial rule in Southern Rhodesia
defeat of Ndebele resistance
increased British South Africa Company control
significance important episode in Zimbabwean nationalist memory
major early resistance to British expansion in southern Africa
significantEvent Rhodes’s indaba in the Matopos Hills
siege of Bulawayo
startDate 1896

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British South Africa linkedToConflict Second Matabele War
Leander Starr Jameson participantIn Second Matabele War
First Matabele War followedBy Second Matabele War
First Matabele War followedBy Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897
linked to: Second Matabele War
Shona uprisings of 1896–1897 temporalRelation concurrent with Ndebele uprising of 1896–1897
linked to: Second Matabele War
Second Matabele War alsoKnownAs Matabele Uprising of 1896–1897
linked to: Second Matabele War
Kingdom of Matabele event Second Matabele War
House of Khumalo associatedEvent Second Matabele War
Shangani Patrol incident category Battles involving the British South Africa Company
linked to: Second Matabele War
Khumalo dynasty conflict Second Matabele War
British South Africa Company forces conflict Second Matabele War