British South Africa Company founds Salisbury in Mashonaland

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The British South Africa Company found the city of Fort Salisbury in Mashonaland (now the city of Harare in Zimbabwe), named in honour of Prime Minister Salisbury.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "British South Africa Company founds Salisbury in Mashonaland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19038, accessed 23 November 2024.]

19038 British South Africa Company founds Salisbury in Mashonaland 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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