THE MATABELE REBELLION 1896

Vii; 327 pp. Portrait frontispiece, 10 plates, and a full-page plan. Red cloth boards. Rebound with new end papers. Gilt page edges. Pictorial cover which is faded, and there is gilt titling to the spine. It is undated but presumed a first edition as it is identical to 

The Belingwe Field Force (BFF) was an ad hoc unit and only existed for the duration of the Matabele Rebellion or first Umvukela like others, such as Gifford’s Horse and Grey’s Scouts. Commanded by Major D.T. Tyrie Laing, the garrison and field unit protected local settlers in a fortified laager and later undertook offensive patrols into the Matobo Hills. It was established in Belingwe on 26 March 1896 and disbanded on the 30 September 1896. However the six months was a period of intense activity, the BFF incurred many small-scale engagements and numerous patrol incidents with ambushes on both sides as they crossed the Inseza district and then in the Matobo Hills.  

Source: https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/matabeleland-south/david-tyrie-laing-and-near-disaster-matobo-hills-engagement-1896-matabele