Unit 2: Topic 3: Expansion and Relations with Indigenous Peoples in South Africa (excluding Cape Colony) Flashcards
When was Cecil Rhodes Prime Minister of the Cape Colony?
1890-1896
What was the name of Cecil Rhodes’s company, when was it chartered and where did it operate?
British South Africa Company- 1889. Operated in South Africa- Cape Colony, Transvaal, Natal etc.
When did the British government claim a protectorate over Nyasaland due to commercial and missionary activity, naming it the Central Africa Protectorate?
1889
When did the British South Africa company establish rule over the Central African Protectorate (Nyasaland) after Portuguese backed Arab attacks initially preventing them?
1891
When did indigenous resistance through Guerrilla Warefare end in The Central African Protectorate (Nyasaland)
1897
When was the Central African Protectorate ceded from Rhodes British South Africa Company and renamed Nyasaland?
1907
Who was teh ruler of the Matabele?
King Lobengula
Which agreement did King Lobengula sign after coersion from Dr Leander Starr Jameson and Reverened Helm and when?
Rudd Concession- 1888
Who coerced King Lobengula into signing the Rudd Concession?
Dr Leander Starr Jameson and Reverened Helm
When did Jameson lead a pioneer column to find a route through Matabeleland and annex Mashonaland and how long was the route?
- 1890
- 400 miles
When was Jameson appointed administrator of Mashonaland?
1891
Who lived in Mashonaland?
The Shona people
When did the 1st Matablele war begin after Lobengula launched a full scale brutal invasion of Mashonaland and end?
July 1893-1894
How many soldiers were in Lobengulas army and how many were in the British South Africa Company Army?
- Lobengula- 80,000 men, 60,000 armed with only spears
- BritishSouth Africa Company- 1,000 soldiers
How many Matabele were killed by Maxim guns in the November 1893 battle with the Matabele in the First Matabele war compared to British men?
- 1,500 Matabele killed
- 4 British
When was Lobengulas death announced and Matabeleland annexed by the British South Africa Company?
1894
When was Jameson appointed hte first administrator of Matabeleland?
1895
When were Matabeleland and Mashonaland given the title of Rhodesia by the BSAC and when was this title recognised by the British government?
- 1895- British South Africa Company recognised
- 1898- British government
Who led the 2nd Matabele war?
Spiritual leader Mlimo
When was the 2nd Matabele war?
March 1896- October 1897
How many were in the Matabele army in the 2nd Matabele war and where were their strongholds where most of the fighting took place?
- 50,000
- Matabo Hills
What was the mounted patrol set up by settlers to rescue other settlers and fight th eMatabele and who was a notable member?
- Bulawayo Field Force
- Colonel Robert Baden Powell
