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Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893) was an officer in the Victoria Volunteers. He is best known for his leadership of the Shangani Patrol in the First Matabele War. His death fighting overwhelming odds made him a national hero in Britain and Rhodesia.
Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893), was born in Scotland. He is best known for his leadership of the Shangani Patrol which resulted in his death and made him a national hero in Rhodesia.
Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893) was an officer in the Victoria Volunteers. He is best known for his leadership of the Shangani Patrol in the First Matabele War . His death fighting overwhelming odds made him a national hero in Britain and Rhodesia .
Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893), was born in Scotland. Upon completion of his apprenticeship at a Fochabers bank, he went to Cape Colony and joined the Cape Mounted Rifles . He fought in the Zulu War and the First Boer War and was promoted to Sergeant.
Dec 3, 2020 · General Khumalo, who was King Lobengula's Imbizo Regiment commander, routed the colonial bastion embodied in the colonial begot Allan Wilson and his party (Allan Wilson Patrol) at the...
Allan Wilson (1856 – 4 December 1893) was an officer in the Victoria Volunteers. He is best known for his leadership of the Shangani Patrol in the First Matabele War. His death fighting overwhelming odds made him a national hero in Britain and Rhodesia.
Major Allan Wilson (Brian O'Shaughnessy) leads a unit of 34 soldiers from the British South Africa Company across the Shangani River in pursuit of Ndebele King Lobengula (1845–1894). The small unit is quickly ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors.
