Fort Charter
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Fort Charter was a colonial settlement in what is now Zimbabwe, established in the late 19th century during the British Pioneer Column’s occupation of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Charter canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial settlement
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cecil Rhodes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial expansion in central Africa ⓘ occupation of Mashonaland ⓘ |
| category |
British colonial forts in Africa
ⓘ
Former populated places in Zimbabwe ⓘ Forts in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British South Africa Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pioneer Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerPoliticalEntity | Colony of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedDuring |
Pioneer Column occupation of Mashonaland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| function | securing colonial control over surrounding area ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
BSAC police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pioneer Column settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonisation of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | British South Africa Company-administered territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1890s ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mashonaland region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Royal Charter ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Charter District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayStatus | no longer an active fort ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military post ⓘ supply station ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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