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Matabele Wars

1893 CE – 1897 CE

The British South Africa Company conquered the Matabele Kingdom using Maxim guns, establishing Rhodesia.

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Conflict · Africa

Matabele Wars

1893 CE – 1897 CE

The British South Africa Company conquered the Matabele Kingdom using Maxim guns, establishing Rhodesia. The subsequent Matabele and Shona uprising was the first large-scale African resistance to colonialism.

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