Robert Baden-Powell puts down Matabele rising

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The Matabele rising in the British colony of Rhodesia (now known in Zimbabwe as the First War of Independence) is quashed by a British force under the command of Robert Baden-Powell, later founder of the Scout movement.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Robert Baden-Powell puts down Matabele rising". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19203, accessed 28 March 2024.]

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