Battle of Marracuene

Battle of Marracuene
Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation
Painting of the Battle
Date February 2, 1895 Location Marracuene, Portuguese Mozambique Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Ronga forces
Commanders and leaders
António Enes	Zixaxa
Strength
2,000 soldiers	2,000 soldiers

The Battle of Marracuene (Portuguese : Combate de Marracuene), also known as the Battle of Gwaza Muthini, ^[1] was a military confrontation that was fought on February 2, 1895, near Marracuene, Portuguese Mozambique, between Ronga rebels and Portuguese forces. There were over 2,000 Ronga troops in the conflict. ^{[2] : 596} António Enes, the Portuguese Royal Commissioner, assembled over 2,000 European soldiers. ^{[3] : 596} The Portuguese, armed with machine guns and repeating rifles, won the confrontation. ^{[3] : 596} The date of the battle is celebrated in Mozambique. ^{[1] [4] : 276}

See also

• Portuguese conquest of the Gaza Empire

References

1. Dhlamini, Khulani Aubrey (29 February 2012). "Mozambique, A Work in Progress". Independent Online . Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
2. Pélissier, René (1989). Naissance du Mozambique: Résistance et Révoltes Anticoloniales (1854–1918) (in French). Orgeval: Pélissier. ISBN   978-2-902-80406-1.
3. Wheeler, Douglas L. (1968). "Gungunyane the Negotiator: A Study in African Diplomacy" . The Journal of African History . 9 (4): 585–602. doi:10.1017/S0021853700009051. JSTOR   180146 – via Cambridge University Press.
4. Bertelsen, Bjørn Enge (2003). "'The Traditional Lion Is Dead': The Ambivalent Presence of Tradition and the Relation between Politics and Violence in Mozambique". Lusotopie. 10: 263–281 – via Persée.

Further reading

• "História de Moçambique - Formação e oposição", René Pélissier, Editorial Estampa, 3.ª Edição, Lisboa, 2000, Volume II, pp. 273.