▁mostly ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive . ▁The ▁British ▁would ▁immediately ▁send ▁troops ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁N de be le ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ona , ▁only ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁months ▁and ▁cost ▁many ▁hundreds ▁of ▁lives ▁before ▁the ▁territory ▁would ▁be ▁once ▁again ▁be ▁at ▁peace . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁M lim o ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁sc out ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham , ▁Cec il ▁Rh odes ▁walked ▁un ar med ▁into ▁the ▁N de be le ▁strong hold ▁in ▁Mat ob o ▁Hills ▁and ▁persu aded ▁the ▁im pi ▁to ▁lay ▁down ▁their ▁arms , ▁thus ▁bringing ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁Mat abe le land ▁and ▁M ash onal and ▁would ▁continue ▁on ▁only ▁as ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁state ▁of ▁Rh odes ia . ▁ ▁B irth place ▁of ▁Sc out ing ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁Mat abe le land ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Mat abe le ▁War ▁that ▁Robert ▁Baden - P ow ell , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sc out ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁the ▁younger ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham , ▁the ▁American ▁born ▁Chief ▁of ▁Sc outs ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁first ▁met ▁and ▁began ▁their ▁lif el ong ▁friendship . ▁Baden - P ow ell ▁had ▁already , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁" Re con na issance ▁and ▁Sc out ing ". ▁In ▁mid - J une ▁ 1 8