, ▁but ▁the ▁king ▁escaped ▁and ▁left ▁Bul away o ▁in ▁ru ins ▁behind ▁him . ▁ ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁forces ▁to ▁submit ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁dis aster ▁of ▁the ▁Shang ani ▁Pat rol ▁when ▁a ▁N de be le ▁Imp i ▁defeated ▁a ▁British ▁South ▁Africa ▁Company ▁pat rol ▁led ▁by ▁Major ▁All an ▁Wilson ▁at ▁the ▁Shang ani ▁river ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁sc outs ▁sent ▁for ▁rein for c ements , ▁the ▁det achment ▁was ▁surrounded ▁and ▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁This ▁incident ▁had ▁a ▁last ing ▁influence ▁on ▁Mat abe le land ▁and ▁the ▁colon ists ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁this ▁battle ▁are ▁buried ▁at ▁Mat ob o ▁Hills ▁along ▁with ▁James on ▁and ▁Cec il ▁Rh odes . ▁In ▁white ▁Rh odes ian ▁history , ▁Wilson ' s ▁battle ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁General ▁C uster ' s ▁stand ▁at ▁Little ▁Big ▁Horn ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Mat abe le ▁f igh ters ▁hon oured ▁the ▁dead ▁men ▁with ▁a ▁sal ute ▁to ▁their ▁bra very ▁in ▁battle ▁and ▁reported ly ▁told ▁the ▁king , ▁" They ▁were ▁men ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁their ▁f athers ▁were ▁men ▁before ▁them ." ▁ ▁Lob eng ula ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁under ▁myster ious ▁circumstances ; ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁short ▁months ▁the ▁British ▁South ▁Africa ▁Company ▁controlled ▁Mat abe le land , ▁and ▁white