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Who were the Ndebele of southern Africa? How might they have reacted to the growing power of Britain in their region? The Ndebele were a warrior people who had secured their military stronghold over southern Africa by using strict discipline and ingenious warfare tactics. Upon the arrival of Europeans, the native=s superior skills in war proved futile against the mechanised military of the white man. The British, with rifles and machine guns easily subdued …

…be seen that the British tried to accommodate the Ndebele people diplomatically. When these concessions disagreed with British goals, they took the first excuse to remove the Ndebele from the land. It can be seen that if the Ndebele had refused to sign the Rudd concession they would still have succumbed to the British militaries might. As the British were driven by personal gain, Lobengula=s treaty only prolonged the inevitable defeat of his people.