First Matabele War

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colonial war conflict war

The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
First Matabele War canonical	12
British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom	1
First Ndebele War	1
Matabele War of 1893	1
Pioneer Column occupation of Mashonaland	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Matabele War ⓘ surface form: First Ndebele War First Matabele War ⓘ surface form: Matabele War of 1893
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ British South Africa Company ⓘ Kingdom of Matabele ⓘ surface form: Ndebele Kingdom white settler forces ⓘ
cause	BSAC expansionist policies ⓘ competition over land and resources ⓘ tensions between Ndebele Kingdom and British South Africa Company ⓘ
combatantLeader	Cecil Rhodes ⓘ Frederick Carrington ⓘ Leander Starr Jameson ⓘ Lobengula ⓘ
conflictType	colonial conflict ⓘ
consequence	establishment of settler farms in Matabeleland ⓘ integration of Matabeleland into Rhodesia ⓘ loss of Ndebele sovereignty ⓘ
countryAtTime	British South Africa ⓘ surface form: British South Africa Company territory Kingdom of Matabele ⓘ surface form: Ndebele Kingdom
endDate	1894 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Matabele War ⓘ surface form: Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897 Second Matabele War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Scramble for Africa ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
involvedMilitaryTechnology	Maxim gun ⓘ repeating rifles ⓘ
locatedIn	Matabeleland ⓘ present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ
opponent	BSAC police ⓘ Ndebele impis ⓘ Rhodesian volunteers ⓘ
partOf	history of Zimbabwe ⓘ
precededBy	Rudd Concession ⓘ occupation of Mashonaland by the British South Africa Company ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ annexation of Matabeleland ⓘ defeat of the Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ expansion of British South Africa Company control ⓘ paving the way for white settler control of Matabeleland ⓘ
significantEvent	destruction of Ndebele military power ⓘ flight of King Lobengula from his capital ⓘ occupation of Bulawayo by British forces ⓘ
startDate	1893 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

British South Africa Company → involvedInConflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

Lobengula Khumalo → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

British South Africa → linkedToConflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

First Matabele War → alsoKnownAs → First Matabele War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Ndebele War

First Matabele War → alsoKnownAs → First Matabele War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matabele War of 1893

Second Matabele War → follows → First Matabele War ⓘ

Kingdom of Matabele → event → First Matabele War ⓘ

Lobengula → notableFor → First Matabele War ⓘ

Lobengula → endOfOfficeReason → First Matabele War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom

Lobengula → associatedWithEvent → First Matabele War ⓘ

House of Khumalo → associatedEvent → First Matabele War ⓘ

Shangani Patrol incident → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

Shangani Patrol incident → partOf → First Matabele War ⓘ

Khumalo dynasty → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

British South Africa Company forces → conflict → First Matabele War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pioneer Column occupation of Mashonaland