British South Africa Company forces

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company army paramilitary force private colonial army

The British South Africa Company forces were the private colonial troops of Cecil Rhodes’s chartered company, used to expand and police British interests in southern Africa in the late 19th century.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
British South Africa Company forces canonical	2
British South Africa Company Police	1
British South Africa Company police	1
Matabele forces	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	company army ⓘ paramilitary force ⓘ private colonial army ⓘ
activeDuring	1890s ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
armedWith	Maxim guns ⓘ rifles ⓘ
conflict	First Matabele War ⓘ First Matabele War ⓘ surface form: Pioneer Column occupation of Mashonaland Second Matabele War ⓘ Shona uprisings ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedAs	company-controlled forces in Rhodesia after end of charter rule ⓘ
employer	European settlers in Rhodesia ⓘ local African auxiliaries ⓘ white mercenaries ⓘ
foundedBy	Cecil Rhodes ⓘ
hasPart	British South Africa Police ⓘ Pioneer Column expedition ⓘ surface form: Pioneer Column Rhodesia Horse ⓘ volunteer mounted units ⓘ
ideology	British imperialism ⓘ
involvedIn	Jameson Raid (as company military element and related units) ⓘ
legalBasis	Royal Charter of 1889 ⓘ surface form: Royal Charter of the British South Africa Company
locatedIn	Bechuanaland Protectorate ⓘ surface form: Bechuanaland Mashonaland region ⓘ surface form: Mashonaland Matabeleland ⓘ Nyasaland ⓘ Rhodesia ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
notableCommander	Frederick Selous ⓘ Leander Starr Jameson ⓘ Major Patrick Forbes ⓘ
operatedBy	British South Africa Company ⓘ
partOf	British South Africa Company ⓘ
replacedBy	Southern Rhodesia colonial forces ⓘ regular British imperial troops in the region ⓘ
role	enforcement of company rule over African polities ⓘ escort of settlers and survey parties ⓘ protection of mining concessions ⓘ
subordinateTo	administration of the British South Africa Company ⓘ
usedFor	colonial policing ⓘ protection of company interests ⓘ suppression of African resistance ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Jameson Raid → participant → British South Africa Company forces ⓘ

Pioneer Column expedition → involved → British South Africa Company forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British South Africa Company Police

Second Matabele War → hasParticipant → British South Africa Company forces ⓘ

Shangani Patrol incident → belligerent → British South Africa Company forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matabele forces

Shangani Patrol incident → relatedTo → British South Africa Company forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British South Africa Company police