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 

Battle of Marracuene
Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation

Painting of the Battle
DateFebruary 2, 1895
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal Kingdom of Portugal Ronga forces
Commanders and leaders
António Enes
Strength
2,000 soldiers 2,000 soldiers

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

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