The First Chimurenga, better known in most of the world as the Second Matabele War, refers to the 1896-1897 Ndebele-Shona revolt against colonial rule by the British South Africa Company.
The First Chimurenga is now celebrated in Zimbabwe as the First War of Independence, but it is best known in most of the world as the Second Matabele War. This conflict refers to the 1896-1897 Ndebele-Shona revolt against colonial rule by the British South Africa Company.