✦ History

First Matabele War

October 1893 – January 1894 · Matabeleland

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.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Ndebele Kingdom

British South Africa Company

Mthwakazi
United Kingdom
Lobengula King of the Ndebele
Cecil Rhodes Head of the British South Africa Company Allan Wilson military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
100,000
Killed
4,400–4,500

Battles 1

Before and after

Led to
First Chimurenga March 1896 – October 1897

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Also involved 1