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	raceandhistory.com - PURSUIT OF LOBENGULA
		Shortly after leaving the patrol they heard heavy firing and the shouting of hundreds of warriors as they attacked Wilson and his men.
		The subsequent fate of the Wilson patrol, whose bones now rest beneath their memorial on the Matopo hill on which Cecil Rhodes lies buried, was gathered afterwards from Matabele sources.
		But so calmly and steadily did the patrol fight back that in spite of the bush and the trees they took a heavy toll of the enemy.
	www.raceandhistory.com /historicalviews/pursuitoflobengula5.htm (484 words)

	The Shangani Patrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Two hours later Captain Napier and two troopers reached the laager and reported that the patrol had got close to the bush enclosure protecting the king and his wagon but had had to retreat to prevent themselves from being surrounded and had taken up a position in the bush to wait for daylight.
		The patrol was now too large to be merely a reconnoitring force and too small for the dangerous task of trying to capture the king in defiance of the Matabele impis.
		Garrisons were established at Inyati and on the fringes of the Matopo Hills, and patrols supervised the task of disarmament and took possession of cattle belonging to Lobengula, which were confiscated by the Company.
	www.chirundu.com /history/shanganipatrol.htm (4827 words)

	raceandhistory.com - PURSUIT OF LOBENGULA
		When daylight came he prepared to move down to the river bank and cross the Shangani to the help of Wilson, but as they were nearing the bank they came under fire from bush some three hundred yards to their left.
		They remained in their new position all day, and when darkness fell two troopers were sent with a verbal message from Forbes to Dr. Jameson telling him that the Column was retreating to the main drift on the Shangani river and asking for more food and ammunition.
		A question that intrigued the pioneer population when the fate of Allan Wilson's patrol became known was why so many officers were permitted to accompany him across the Shangani river.
	www.raceandhistory.com /historicalviews/pursuitoflobengula6.htm (1671 words)

	Shangani patrol - 16 June 2001: Matopos NP
		In 1893, Ndebele warriors massacred the Alan Wilson Patrol at Pupu, a settlement deep in the forests of Shangani.
		first Prime Minister Charles Coghlan and the members of the Shangani Patrol who died in the pursuit of Lobengula, were also interred on the hill.
		This panel depicts the Shangani patrol about to ride out on the most heroic episode in modern Rhodesian history.
	bestscape.com /bssa/shangani-patrol.htm (249 words)

	Baden-Powell, Matabele Campaign (1896): Chapter II: State of Affairs in Matabeleland
		But the subsequent reports were not wholly satisfactory, and I roused up Spreckley in the middle of the night to show me the way, and we rather upset the sleep of the inhabitants of Government House by appearing there to make further inquiries at about three in the morning.
		The men were ordered to get their breakfasts without delay, and a patrol of a sergeant and two men was sent out to the stream to see if there were good water there, and also (apparently as an afterthought) whether they, too, could see any enemy there.
		A patrol was sent out, and we sent warnings to waggons and to the coach, which was due to pass today, telling them to wait at the fort till the road had been reconnoitred.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /bp-matabele-campaign-03.htm (6849 words)

	Shangani - History of Rhodesia - Contents
		SHANGANI PATROL The story of The Shangani Patrol (Vol 3 of The BSAP), $ 29.95 USD THE BSAPOLICE - VOLUME 3 The Shangani Patrol, $ 24.95 USD
		The Swansons are the directors of the Shangani project, but they are joined Additional support has come in the form of participation in Shangani events
		This time he undertook a tour of the Shangani Reserve stations with no fewer than Two lay preachers or paid evangelists were appointed for Shangani.
	www.onlinewebinfo.org /?q=shangani (444 words)

	Who was Percy Fitzpatrick
		As Major Alan Wilson he was in command of the ill-fated Shangani Patrol, sent out to capture Lobengula, and were cut off by the swollen Shangani River.
		Three men were sent for help, but the rest fought to the end and Wilson was killed at the head of his men.
		Fitz’s brother, Tom, set out as a member of the patrol, but was suffering from dysentry and had been sent back to base.
	www.angelfire.com /biz4/bigbrian/fitz.html (3593 words)

	► » Lobengula: Profiles in Courage 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shangani, Lobengula had decided, in a last effort to halt the pursuit,
		Shangani, and the tragedy of the Wilson Patrol would have been
		Allan Wilson's patrol became known was why so many officers were
	www.rintran.com /Lobengula-Profiles-in-Courage-4-2824300.html (1599 words)

	Page Title
		Jameson sends a swift patrol to kill or capture the king.
		The Shangani Patrol retreats, convinced Alan Wilson's party are dead.
		Recriminations; a court martial looks at the failures of the Shangani Patrol.
	www.newauthors.org.uk /page282.html (1177 words)

	Peter Graves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This would appear to be a conscious homage to a model for Mission: Impossible, particularly its renowned credit sequence, namely I Spy.
		A bouquet of flowers figures prominently, and later on Melrose (outside Paramount) a rare and unexpected batch of films is advertised: The Bus Is Coming, Shangani Patrol, Return to the High Country.
		It explodes on Melrose, blowing the tire, and one of the two agents (Marc Hannibal) hails a cab driven by Barney.
	cmulrooney.tripod.com /gravespeter.html (381 words)

	British National Party - Chairman Nick Griffin - Working to secure a future for British children
		It took 3 months for the Rhodesians to break the power of the Matabele with courageous sacrifices such as the 'Shangani patrol'.
		34 Rhodesians were cornered on the bank of the Shangani river, heavily outnumbered the men had no choice but to fight to their last breath.
		From sunrise to sunset these heroic men using dead horses as cover from the thousands of swarming Matabele stood firm to the last bullet and then to the last man.
	www.bnp.org.uk /articles/rhodesia_history2.htm (1271 words)

	Toy Soldier \|Product Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Big Man is none other than Major Alan Wilson a man famed for his heroics during the battles with the Matabele in 1893.
		Major Wilson and the Shangani Patrol were surrounded by the Matabele and yet fought to the death.
		At the end of the battle 400 Matabele lay dead against 34 of the patrol including Major Wilson.
	www.ashdown.co.uk /securetoysoldier/store/commerce/product_detail.asp?prodid=SEF2 (75 words)

	Peter van Wyk :: Chapter 19: The Shangani Retreat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This came after the Shangani Patrol had observed Matabele warriors wearing the uniforms of the Wilson patrol high stepping in a victory ceremony across the river.
		It is part of Burnham's written and sworn testimony and not one member of the Shangani Patr9l disuputed his assertion.
		The mental breakdown of Forbes and Commandant Pieter Raaff's stepping in to tke command was also supported by voluminous accounts in the red-silk diary of Corporal David Bottomley, who got the informaition from his Salisbury pals who survived the ill-fated patrol.
	abc-books.pacificblog.com /blog/MajorBurnham/_archives/2004/10/16/161362.html (415 words)

	Peter van Wyk :: Chatper 15: Battle of the Bembezi River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fred Burnham appeared to be more impressed with the Hotchkiss Cannon at the Battle of the Bembezi than with the Maxim Gun at the Battle of the Shangani.
		Later, on the Shangani Patrol, he would reverse his decision.
		This one is accurately portrayed and accords with maps, court documents, archive records and contemporary magazine articles.
	abc-books.pacificblog.com /blog/_archives/2004/10/15/161177.html (238 words)

	Modern Battles Club - Looking for a couple of games ?
		Posted - Mar 22 2005 : 1:32:20 PM I'm looking for a couple of pbem games of Squad battles Vietnam and TOD..
		Posted - Mar 22 2005 : 4:22:58 PM Great, file is on the way.
		Posted - Mar 22 2005 : 2:50:56 PM Either one is fine.
	www.wargame.ch /board/modern/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3859 (85 words)

	Rhodesia was super custom apparel Rhodesiawasssuper.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fresh clothing was issued and the men rested for two days while messengers galloped ahead with the news of the patrol's survival.
		In Bulawayo, Colonel Hamilton Goold-Adams, the senior Imperial officer, held a court of enquiry.
		It lasted five days, during which the survivors of the Shangani Patrol were questioned about the fate of Major Allan Wilson and the conduct of Major Patrick Forbes.
	www.rhodesiawassuper.com /index.cfm?action=ViewDetails&ItemID=341 (2980 words)

	Violet Books: Cynthia Stockley
		Her brother-in-law Captain Greenfield was one of the 33 men with Alan Wilson's famed "Shangani Patrol" who died in a bold stand against Lobengula during the 1893 Matabele War.
		There's a pictures of Major Wilson & some of his men at this Shangani Patrol Memorial Website.
		Without detracting from the heroism of valiant men in even an unjust war, it is worth understanding that they died in support of genocidal land-grabs, without which there would never have been a Rhodesia; but something all too similar could be said of the United States.
	www.violetbooks.com /stockley.html (1223 words)

	Find in a Library: Pursuit of the king; an evaluation of the Shangani Patrol in the light of sources read by the author.
		Find in a Library: Pursuit of the king; an evaluation of the Shangani Patrol in the light of sources read by the author.
		Pursuit of the king; an evaluation of the Shangani Patrol in the light of sources read by the author.
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/c98a4e9d074ebe6d.html (96 words)

	16 June 2001: Matopos NP
		In his last will Rhodes directed that this place should be reserved for those who had done special service to Rhodesia and the British Empire.
		Apart from Rhodes' grave and those of Dr. Leander Starr Jameson and Sir Charles Patrick John Coghlan, Malindidzimu also contains a massive granite memorial remembering the death of Major Allan Wilson and his thirty-three men of the so-called Shangani Patrol.
		Pursuing Lobengula after the king has fled Bulawayo, they where killed by Ndebele troops when they were separated by a suddenly flooded Shangani River.
	www.willianenpetra.nl /ec/ec_010616.htm (756 words)

	Bulawayo
		Matobo is a place where erosion is tearing at the very core of the country, a place where the heart-rock is exposed to the elements, a place where, as it is destroyed, a great beauty is created.
		Set in a sea of fascinating rock formations, the park contains many historical sites (the burial site of Cecil John Rhodes, as well as Leander Starr Jameson, Sir Charles Coghlan and the memorial of the Shangani Patrol).
		This is where the Shongololo Trains got their name, as trains on the horizon resembled centipedes to the Zulu.
	www.bickham.biz /bulawayo_photos.htm (314 words)

	Rhodes' grave threatened
		The bodies of Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the first Administrator of Rhodesia, and Sir Charles Coughlan, the first Prime Minister, lie alongside Rhodes.
		Also nearby is the monument to the Shangani Patrol, in which the remains of Allan "Matabele" Wilson and 31 of his men who fell in early December 1893 under the assegais of Lobengulu’s rearguard are entombed.
		The victorious impi described them as ‘Men of Men’ for their bravery in the face of death.
	www.matriots.com /apn/220/220_Rhodes.htm (505 words)

	Books of Rhodesia Zimbabwe - Rhodesiana Reprint Library - Gold Series
		The origins of the British South Africa Company are traced and the Occupation by the Pioneer Column in 1890 is recounted.
		It was published only nine months after the disastrous loss of the Shangani Patrol, and Victorian patriotic fervour shouts from its pages.
		The principal portion of the text was contributed by five noted personalities: Major P. Forbes (officer-in-charge of the ill-fated Shangani expedition}; Major Sir John C. Willoughby; H. Rider Haggard; Frederick Courteney Selous and P.B.S. Wrey.
	www.booksofzimbabwe.com /goldseri.html (8299 words)

	Matobo National Park
		Matopo is a place where erosion is tearing at the very core of the country, a place where the heart-rock is exposed to the elements, a place where, as it is destroyed, a great beauty is created.
		Set in a sea of fascinating rock formations, the park contains many historical sites (the burial site of Cecil John Rhodes, as well as Leander Starr Jameson, Sir Charles Coghlan and the memorial of the Shangani Patrol).
		Within the National Park the galleries are signposted and directions and maps are available.
	www.places.co.za /html/matobo_national_park.html (341 words)

	Modern Battles Club - SBV Major Engagement
		Posted - Mar 10 2005 : 06:28:55 AM Ok sounds like a good idea Eric.
		Posted - Mar 08 2005 : 05:28:19 AM I wouldn't mind trying it as pbem multi-player game, As Rich mentioned.
		Posted - Mar 08 2005 : 12:37:42 AM Hey Eric, I'll have a bash with ya.
	www.wargame.ch /board/modern/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3839 (237 words)

	The Shangani Patrol - Wilsons last stand
		Depending on your viewpoint, this part of history is one of the great mistakes and military blunders, or last heroic stand a of a gallant few.
		Under the command of Major Allan Wilson, a patrol of members of the British South Africa Company Police track the fleeing Matabele King Lobengula across the Shangani River.
		Cut off from the main force they are ambushed by the Matabele and are killed.
	www.memoriesofrhodesia.com /pages/BSAP/shangani.html (122 words)

	Modern Battles Club - Battlefront.com are going Modern Combat !!
		Check the link before...they have screen shots at the top of the topic at the CMSF forum.
		It's a bit crazy in there at the moment but most of the info and early screenshots are under Official Announcement locked topic.
		Posted - Oct 09 2005 : 11:44:39 AM I don't see anything like this on the Battlefront site.
	www.wargame.ch /board/modern/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4005 (656 words)

	Memories of Rhodesia - Feedback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I've just received the DVD of 'Shangani Patrol' and watched it - an ambition for nearly twenty years, after II first met the director, David Millin.
		I shall write it up for a few military history journals - I hope it sells you a few copies.
		The Shangani Patrol is perfect I am so delighted with the efficient service and the products that I shall certainly order again.
	www.memories-of-rhodesia.com /pages/feedback.html (432 words)

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		I took a particular shine to Barclay Cole and Denys Finch-Hatton.
		I understand that they have gone south and are now riding with the Shangani Patrol out of Bulawayo.
		My we could do with chaps of their calibre in these parts.
	hksw.org /Journal_5.htm (705 words)

	1st BULAWAYO (PIONEER) SCOUT GROUP (Zimbabwe)
		In their traditional costumes the show was really spectacular and was a fitting climax for the end of the day.
		The reason why he had orgaised it, was because 4 December 2002 was the 109th anniversary of the death of those of the Shangani Patrol and also it was the 109th annivesary of Rhode's first visit into Rhodesia and of course today was the total solar eclipse.
		All too soon it was over and I took my happy tour group back to town.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/matabeles/troops/1stcontacts (1117 words)

	Series Guide - Personnel File: Stuart Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He also featured as Henry Simon in Address Unknown, another popular Springbok Radio show.
		Film roles in South Africa included Killer Force (1975), the supporting cast of which sounds like a roll-call of Springbok Radio personnel, and Shangani Patrol (1970), as Dr. Leander Starr Jameson.
		Stuart Brown sadly passed away several years ago, but is remembered in South Africa, not least for his portrayal of Cheesa - a character in an early SA television series, The Villagers.
	aor.theavengers.tv /bio_stuart_brown.htm (145 words)

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