In 1879, the Cape Parliament extended the Peace Preservation Act to Basutoland, with the aim of disarming the Basuto people. The immense significance of guns in Basuto society, …

A knobkerrie was the main weapon of M'Baku, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's version of the Man-Ape, who uses it on the 2018 version of the Black Panther as well as Avengers: Infinity …

Gun War, (1880–81), Southern African war in which the Sotho (also Basuto or Basotho) people of Basutoland (present-day Lesotho) threw off the rule by the Cape Colony. It is one of the few …

The Basuto Gun War was a 19th-century conflict between the Basotho people and the British Cape Colony over firearms, showcasing Basotho resistance and unity. The war solidified …

2024年7月1日 · The Basuto, having refused to hand over their rifles and weapons to the Cape Government in accordance with the Peace Preservation Act launched themselves into …

2011年3月21日 · The Basotho were formidable opponents, and the Boers suffered substantial losses, as they were unable to penetrate the Basotho mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu …

It describes a period of widespread chaos and disturbance in southern Africa during the period between 1815 and about 1840. The Basotho wars were preceded by the mass migration of …

The Gun War, also known as the Basuto War, was an 1880-1881 conflict in the British territory of Basutoland (present-day Lesotho) in Southern Africa, fought between Cape Colony forces and …

Although they had achieved their objectives (keeping their guns and again coming under imperial control), the Basotho remained divided under the squabbling sons and descendants of …

Using the promise of protection, land, and cattle (often raided from neighboring peoples), Moshoeshoe was able to gradually draw together a large number of followers, who became …