Project Gutenberg 2014-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 606 Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron 1857 1941 Baden-Powell, Robert Baden-Powell, R. S. S. Baden-Powell, Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth The Matabele Campaign Being a Narrative of the Campaign in Suppressing the Native Rising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland, 1896 Produced by Giovanni Fini, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Matabele Campaign" by Baden-Powell of Gilwell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative details the military campaign aimed at suppressing the native uprising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland during 1896. The author, a major participant in the events, provides insights into the complex interactions between the British forces and the local tribes as tensions escalated into conflict. At the start of this work, Baden-Powell describes his journey to the front lines, detailing the preparations and the atmosphere leading up to the campaign. The narrative begins with his embarkation on a troop ship and subsequent travels through the Cape and Mafeking, before arriving in Buluwayo. Through vivid descriptions, he paints a picture of the region, the soldiers, and the early challenges faced, including the effects of rinderpest on livestock and supply issues which greatly impacted troop movements. The opening sets the stage for the unfolding conflict, foreshadowing the complexities of both the military engagements and the socio-political landscape of colonial Africa at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zimbabwe -- History -- Ndebele Revolt, 1896 Zimbabwe -- History -- Shona Revolt, 1896-1897 DT Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 661834 2025-08-19T05:19:15.640978 text/html 653436 2024-10-24T11:42:30 text/html 2913682 2025-08-19T05:19:26.122910 application/epub+zip 2919913 2025-08-19T05:19:17.777022 application/epub+zip 332124 2025-08-19T05:19:16.738987 application/epub+zip 3096687 2025-08-19T05:19:32.131878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3028118 2025-08-19T05:19:24.846908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451414 2022-09-21T12:12:59.014875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566530 2025-08-19T05:19:14.445961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 546532 2024-10-24T11:42:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17097 2025-08-19T05:19:32.299874 application/rdf+xml 21228 2025-08-19T05:19:16.839965 image/jpeg 3281 2025-08-19T05:19:16.790969 image/jpeg 2767989 2025-08-19T05:19:15.876978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia