Pioneer Column expedition
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The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pioneer Column | 4 |
| Pioneer Column expedition canonical | 1 |
| Pioneer Column occupation | 1 |
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Target entity: Pioneer Column expedition Context triple: [British South Africa Company, organizedEvent, Pioneer Column expedition]
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an early 19th-century American exploratory journey that mapped and studied the newly acquired western territories, establishing routes and relations that greatly expanded U.S. geographic and scientific knowledge.
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Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pioneer Column expedition Target entity description: The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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A.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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C.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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D.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an early 19th-century American exploratory journey that mapped and studied the newly acquired western territories, establishing routes and relations that greatly expanded U.S. geographic and scientific knowledge.
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E.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military expedition
ⓘ
settler expedition ⓘ |
| affectedPolity |
Kingdom of Matabele
ⓘ
surface form:
Ndebele Kingdom
|
| aim |
to establish white minority rule
ⓘ
to occupy Mashonaland ⓘ to secure territory for the British South Africa Company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pioneer Column expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer Column
|
| authorizedBy | Cecil Rhodes ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Frank Johnson ⓘ |
| conflictType | non-conventional occupation without pitched battle during the march ⓘ |
| consequence |
dispossession of African landholders
ⓘ
imposition of British South Africa Company administration ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfOccupationOfSalisbury | 1890-09-12 ⓘ |
| destination |
Mashonaland region
ⓘ
surface form:
Mashonaland
territory that became Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1890-09-13 ⓘ |
| flagRaisedAt | Salisbury ⓘ |
| flagRaisedDate | 1890-09-13 ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement |
Fort Charter
ⓘ
Fort Victoria ⓘ Salisbury ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Pioneers (Rhodesian settlers) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
British South Africa Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British South Africa Company Police
civilian settlers ⓘ |
| leader | Frank Johnson ⓘ |
| legacy |
central to colonial mythology in Rhodesia
ⓘ
contested memory in modern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimed | Rudd Concession ⓘ |
| location | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| militaryCommander | Major P. W. Forbes ⓘ |
| numberOfSettlers | about 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfTroops | about 500 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Lobengula ⓘ |
| organizedBy | British South Africa Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
History of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonisation of Zimbabwe
Scramble for Africa ⓘ |
| pointOfDeparture | Macloutsie, Bechuanaland ⓘ |
| politicalLeader | Cecil Rhodes ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of colonial rule in Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
founding of Salisbury ⓘ |
| route | from Bechuanaland through Matabeleland to Mashonaland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1890-07-01 ⓘ |
| transportUsed | ox-wagons ⓘ |
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Subject: Pioneer Column expedition Description of subject: The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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