A year in the making, I am delighted to present you with 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
Allan Wilson – Charismatic and much loved officer who led the Shangani Patrol.
Archibald Colquhoun – First Administrator of Rhodesia.
Cecil Rhodes – Diamond magnate, one of the richest men in the world.
Charles Rudd – Early business associate of Rhodes’ and great friend.
Frank Johnson – Hard-headed organiser of the Pioneer Column.
Francis ‘Matabele’ Thompson – Rhodes’ man in Bulawayo who helped obtain the Rudd Concession.
Frederick Russel Burnham – American cowboy, world’s greatest scout, arrived in Rhodesia to chase gold in 1893 and found himself involved in the three great battles of the Matabele War.
Frederick Selous – World famous hunter who had spent years in Southern Africa.
James Rochfort Maguire – British Imperialist, Irish Nationalist, trusted associate of Rhodes, one of the Rudd Concession trio. Later president of the Chartered Company.
Leander Starr Jameson – Rhodes’ eccentric and much loved right hand man.
Lobengula – King of the Matabele, well known for his extreme brutality.
Lotje – The lone Matabele Induna friendly to the White man.
Patrick William Forbes – British South Africa Company Officer who commanded Rhodesian forces in the Matabele War. Had his reputation unfairly but understandably tarnished after the Shangani Patrol.
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.
Mashona – Vassal tribe of the Matabele, based in the north-east of Rhodesia.
Matabele – Ruling tribe in the western Rhodesia region pre-1890.
Salisbury – Capital of Rhodesia.
Veld – Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa.
Vlei – A shallow natural pool of water.
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