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The Column's route began at Macloutsie in Bechuanaland on 28 June 1890 and proceeded east towards what is now Harare . The British union flag was hoisted on 13 September 1890 (later celebrated as a Rhodesian public holiday).

The Pioneer Corps was officially disbanded on 1 October 1890 and each member was granted land on which to farm.


REFERENCE

  • Bridger, P., House, M., and others, 1973. ''Encyclopaedia Rhodesia'', College Press, Salisbury, Rhodesia.



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