One Hundred Years On
Table of Contents
3 Foreword
4 Did Scouting for Boys start in the Matopos?
6 Events leading up to the 1896 Native Rebellion/The First Chimurenga
8 Chronology of the 1896 Matabele Rebellion/The First Chimurenga
13 Baden-Powell's campaigns in the Matopos Hills
17 Baden-Powell’s campaigns in Matabeleland and
Mashonaland
18 Afterword
Illustrations
All drawings and sketches are by R S S Baden-Powell
Information used in compiling this booklet was obtained from the following sources, which the
reader is recommended to consult should he wish for more detailed information than that contained in this booklet.
Sketches in Mafeking and East Africa - Maj Gen R S S Baden Powell; London, 1907
An Irregular Corps in Matabeleland - Lt Col H Plumer; London 1897
With Plumer in Matabeleland - F.W.Sykes; London 1897
The Matabele Campaign - Maj Gen R S S Baden Powell; London, 1901
Bulawayo Historic Battleground - O. Ransford; Capetown 1968
Guide to the Matopos - E.A.Nobbs; Capetown 1922
The Boy Man - T.Jeal; New York 1990
The Two Lives Of A Hero - W.Hillcourt; London 1964
Historic Rhodesia - 0 Ransford; Salisbury 1972
The Historic Reference Collection of the Bulawayo Public Library and the National Archives of Zimbabwe were also valuable sources of information.
|
|
|
|