battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Bembezi

Name: Battle of Bembezi
Start: 1893-11-01
Location: Bembezi, Zimbabwe

Battle of Bembezi was a battle fought on 1 November 1893 at Bembezi, in what is now Zimbabwe. It was part of First Matabele War, which ran from 1893 to 1894. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 700; 5 Maxim guns; 3 other rapid-fire guns; 2 cannons against 10,000.

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Fought1 November 1893

WhereBembezi, Zimbabwe20.037S, 28.876E

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsBritish South Africa CompanyagainstMthwakazi

Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,500 killed

Part ofFirst Matabele War1893 to 1894

Record

Date	1 November 1893
Place	Bembezi, Zimbabwe 20.037S, 28.876E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	700; 5 Maxim guns; 3 other rapid-fire guns; 2 cannons	10,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	2,500 killed
Commanders	Patrick William Forbes	Lobengula

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sinoia 1966, 332 km NE
Siege of Lydenburg 1881, 586 km S
Battle of Rooiwal 1902, 617 km S
Battle of Dimawe 1852, 622 km SW
Siege of Marabastad 1881, 638 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of the Shangani 1893

Elsewhere in 1893

Battle of Bembezi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Zimbabwe.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q30715543, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bembezi, revision 1370662490, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.