The Afrikander Volunteer Corps and the participation of Afrikanders in conflicts in Rhodesia, 1893-1897

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dc.contributor.authorHendrich, Gustav
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-03T13:50:52Z
dc.date.available2012-07-03T13:50:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/puben_ZA
dc.description.abstractDuring the last decade of the nineteenth century, British colonisation in Southern Africa, in particular in Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) had coincided with uneasy relations with the native black population. Partly because of continuing disillusionment over stringent policy regarding native livestock, hostilities between the colonial officials and Matabele and Mashona tribal groups resulted in devastating wars. Within these warring circumstances, Afrikaner settlers who had immigrated to Rhodesia since 1891 – mostly in search of better living opportunities – subsequently found themselves amidst the crossfire of these conflicts. Though subjugated to British colonial authority, the Afrikaner minority were regarded by native blacks as collaborators in maintaining white military and political power in Rhodesia. Consequently, the mere safety of Afrikaners were threatened by sporadic military attacks and skirmishes during the Anglo-Matabele war of 1893, and most of all, for the duration of the Matabele and Mashona rebellions of 1896 to 1897. During the Matabele rebellion, an Afrikander Volunteer Corps (known as the Afrikaner Korps) was established as a military unit, which provided substantial support in two decisive battles. This article seeks to address the role and history of the Afrikander Volunteer Corps, as well as the involvement of ordinary Afrikaners in the turbulent colonial wars in early Rhodesia.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent24 p. : ill., maps
dc.identifier.citationHendrich, G. 2012. The Afrikander Volunteer Corps and the participation of Afrikanders in conflicts in Rhodesia, 1893-1897. Scientia Miltaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, 40(1), 25-48, doi: 10.5787/40-1-983.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2224-0020 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1022-8136 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.5787/40-1-983
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21515
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor holds the copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectAfrikander Corpsen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrikaner Korpsen_ZA
dc.subjectMashona rebellionen_ZA
dc.subjectRhodesiaen_ZA
dc.subjectAnglo-Matabele waren_ZA
dc.subjectGreat Britain -- Colonies -- Rhodesiaen_ZA
dc.subjectZimbabwe -- History, military -- Participations South Africansen_ZA
dc.subjectZimbabwe -- History -- Ndebele Revolt, 1896en_ZA
dc.titleThe Afrikander Volunteer Corps and the participation of Afrikanders in conflicts in Rhodesia, 1893-1897en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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