First Chimurenga: Ndebele and Shona resistance in Southern Rhodesia (1896–1897)

1. BSAC charter authorizes expansion into Mashonaland

   Oct 29, 1889Labels: British South, Mashonaland

   • Britannica

2. Pioneer Column enters Mashonaland; Fort Salisbury founded

   Sep 12, 1890Labels: Pioneer Column, Fort Salisbury

   • Britannica

3. First Matabele War brings BSAC control of Matabeleland

   Oct 25, 1893Labels: First Matabele, Lobengula

   • Britannica

4. BSAC territory officially named “Rhodesia”

   May 3, 1895Labels: Rhodesia, Cecil Rhodes

   • Company Rule

5. Jameson Raid fails, drawing forces away from Rhodesia

   Dec 29, 1895Labels: Jameson Raid, Leander Jameson

   • Britannica

6. Rinderpest reaches Southern Africa, deepening crisis

   Jan 1, 1896Labels: Rinderpest epidemic, Southern Africa

   • DSAE
   • Rinderpest

7. Bulawayo is besieged; settlers form a defensive laager

   Mar 1, 1896Labels: Bulawayo, laager

   • Bulawayo
   • Second War

8. Ndebele uprising begins in Matabeleland

   Mar 20, 1896Labels: Ndebele uprising, Matabeleland

   • SAHO
   • Company Rule

9. Mlimo is killed during Matabeleland campaign

   Jun 1, 1896Labels: Mlimo, Matabeleland campaign

   • Company Rule
   • Second War

10. Shona risings spread through Mashonaland

    Jun 1, 1896Labels: Shona risings, Mashonaland

    • Chimurenga
    • GlobalSecurity

11. Rhodes holds Matopos indaba to end Ndebele fighting

    Aug 21, 1896Labels: Matopos indaba, Cecil Rhodes

    • Company Rule
    • GlobalSecurity

12. Trials document repression of key spiritual-political leaders

    Apr 1, 1897Labels: Colonial trials, Spirit mediums

    • UNESCO MoW

13. BSAC suppression continues; resistance largely subdued

    Oct 1, 1897Labels: BSAC suppression, Mashonaland

    • Second War
    • GlobalSecurity

14. Nehanda and Kaguvi executed, shaping Chimurenga memory

    Apr 27, 1898Labels: Nehanda, Kaguvi

    • Nehanda
    • UNESCO MoW