Wilson’s Patrol
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Wilson’s Patrol refers to the ill-fated British South Africa Company patrol led by Major Allan Wilson that was annihilated during the 1893 Shangani Patrol incident in the First Matabele War.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military unit
ⓘ
historical event participant ⓘ military patrol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rhodesian colonial history
ⓘ
Shangani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentOf | Matabele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
British South Africa Company troopers
ⓘ
colonial volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | First Matabele War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | December 1893 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| faced | numerically superior Ndebele impis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shangani Patrol (Wilson’s party)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilson’s Shangani Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | all killed ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Allan Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Allan Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | annihilation of patrol ⓘ |
| hasType | mounted patrol ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
controversial in post-colonial historiography
ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice in colonial narratives ⓘ |
| location |
Matabeleland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Shangani River ⓘ present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Shangani Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | National Heroes Acre, Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heroic last stand legend in Rhodesian history
ⓘ
last stand against overwhelming Ndebele forces ⓘ |
| objective | pursuit of King Lobengula ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British South Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ndebele forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shangani Patrol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shangani Patrol incident ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British imperial expansion in Southern Africa
ⓘ
Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | death of all patrol members ⓘ |
| strength | about 30 to 40 men ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Forbes Column (distantly) ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | cut off from main column ⓘ |
| target | Lobengula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Matabeleland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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