▁Char ter ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁British ▁South ▁Africa ▁Company . ▁ ▁British ▁South ▁Africa ▁Company ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Rh odes ▁sent ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁sett lers , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Column , ▁into ▁M ash onal and ▁where ▁they ▁founded ▁Fort ▁Sal is bury ▁( now ▁Har are ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁an ▁Order - in - C oun cil ▁declared ▁Mat abe le land ▁and ▁M ash onal and ▁British ▁prote ctor ates . ▁Rh odes ▁had ▁a ▁v ested ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁continued ▁expansion ▁of ▁white ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁so ▁now ▁with ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁a ▁legal ▁mand ate , ▁he ▁used ▁a ▁brut al ▁attack ▁by ▁N de be le ▁against ▁the ▁Sh ona ▁near ▁Fort ▁Victoria ▁( now ▁Mas ving o ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁as ▁a ▁pre text ▁for ▁attack ing ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Lob eng ula . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁awarded ▁to ▁Sir ▁John ▁Sw in bur ne ▁was ▁det ached ▁from ▁Mat abe le land ▁to ▁be ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Res ident ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Be ch u anal and ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁territory ▁was ▁formally ▁an nex ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁part ▁of ▁modern ▁B ots w ana , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁T ati ▁Con cess ions ▁Land . ▁ ▁First ▁Mat abe le ▁War