First Matabele War
October 1893 – January 1894
Result British victory
British South Africa Company forces with machine guns defeated the Ndebele kingdom of King Lobengula. The company took over Matabeleland, part of what became Rhodesia.
Battles 1
December 3–4, 1893
Shangani Patrol
Matabele victory
North of the Shangani River, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Lobengula
