The Complete History of Rhodesia #2

A year in the making, welcome back to Episode Two of The Complete History of Rhodesia!

Most of you will be new to this subject. I’ve left a glossary and a cast of characters down below to help out a little bit with terms or people that may be unfamiliar.

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Cast

Charles Coghlan – Much loved early Rhodesian and later first Prime Minister.

Cecil Rhodes – Diamond magnate, one of the richest men in the world.

Frederick Carrington – Commanded the relief force in the Second Matabele War.

Frederick Russel Burnham – American cowboy, world’s greatest scout, arrived in Rhodesia to chase gold in 1893. Hero of both Matabele Wars.

Frederick Selous – World famous hunter who had spent years in Southern Africa. Key figure in the pioneer column and veteran of both Matabele Wars and finally the Great War, where he met his end.

Herbert Plumer – Served in the Second Matabele War, led the Rhodesians in the Boer War and later became one of the most loved Generals of the Great War by the troops.

Leander Starr Jameson – Rhodes’ eccentric and much loved right hand man. Led the Jameson Raid.

Paul Kruger – President of the South African Republic/Transvaal

Robert Baden-Powell – Served in the Second Matabele war closely with Burnham and hero of the siege of Mafeking.

Glossary

Afrikaners/Boers – The descendants of Dutch settlers in Southern Africa.

Assegai – The spear famously used by the Zulus and, in this case, the Matabele.

Bulawayo – Capital of Matabeleland, the lands of the Matabele.

Cape – Cape Colony, largest British colony in Southern Africa.

Induna – A tribal headman.

Kaffir – South African slang term for blacks, similar to our n word.

Kraal – A traditional African village of huts, typically enclosed by a fence.

Mafeking – Modern day Mahikeng, withstood a world-famous siege during the Boer War.

Mashona – Vassal tribe of the Matabele, based in the north-east of Rhodesia.

Matabele – Ruling tribe in the western Rhodesia region pre-1890.

Mlimo – ‘The mouthpiece of God’, a Native who the Africans believed could talk to their God.

Salisbury – Capital of Rhodesia.

Transvaal – One of the two Boer states along with the Orange Free State.

Veld – Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa.

Vlei – A shallow natural pool of water.

Maps

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