However, the column halted about 15 km before that at a naturally flat and marshy meadow bounded by a steep rocky hill; (today's Harare Kopje) on 12 September (later celebrated as a Rhodesian public holiday).
However, the column halted about 15 km before that at a naturally flat and marshy meadow bounded by a steep rocky hill; (today's Harare Kopje) on 12 September. The British union flag was hoisted on the following day, September 13 (later celebrated as a Rhodesian public holiday).