Historedia
Episode 1 of 2

Arrival and Founding

When
12 September 1890
Where
Fort Salisbury site
Part of
Founding of Salisbury, Rhodesia (Harare)

The Pioneer Column arrived and founded the city as a fort on 12 September 1890, establishing the settlement under the British South Africa Company.

The Pioneer Column, a military volunteer force of settlers organized by Cecil Rhodes, founded the city on 12 September 1890 as a fort. The column's route began at Macloutsie in Bechuanaland on 28 June 1890, leading to the establishment of the settlement.

Sources

  1. Harare Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
  2. Pioneer Column Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13

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