Shangani Patrol
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Shangani Patrol was a famous last-stand engagement in 1893 during the First Matabele War, in which a small British South Africa Company force was annihilated by Ndebele warriors and later mythologized as a symbol of colonial heroism.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
last stand
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
creation of memorials in Rhodesia
ⓘ
elevation of patrol members as colonial heroes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British South Africa Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | all members of final patrol killed ⓘ |
| cause |
attempt to capture Lobengula
ⓘ
pursuit of King Lobengula ⓘ |
| combatType |
encirclement and last stand
ⓘ
small-unit action ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain Henry Borrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain William Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Allan Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Matabele War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 4 December 1893 ⓘ |
| describedAs | “Wilson’s Patrol” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved | Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
colonial conquest
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasPart | Wilson’s Last Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonization of Southern Africa ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of historical debate about colonialism
ⓘ
subject of poems and songs ⓘ used as symbol of white settler sacrifice in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| location |
Matabeleland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Shangani River ⓘ present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| memorial |
Shangani Memorial in Bulawayo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shangani Memorial in Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a famous last stand
ⓘ
heavy casualties among British South Africa Company troops ⓘ mythologization as colonial heroism ⓘ |
| opponent | Ndebele warriors ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | King Lobengula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationInvolved | British South Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Matabele War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cecil Rhodes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodesian colonial mythology ⓘ |
| result |
Ndebele victory
ⓘ
annihilation of patrol ⓘ |
| strength |
about 34 men in final stand
ⓘ
small British South Africa Company force ⓘ |
| weaponUsedByBritish | rifles ⓘ |
| weaponUsedByNdebele |
assegais
ⓘ
spears ⓘ |
| year | 1893 ⓘ |
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