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| Battle of Marracuene | |||||||
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| Part ofCampaigns of Pacification and Occupation | |||||||
 Painting of the Battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Portugal | Ronga forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| António Enes | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 soldiers | 2,000 soldiers | ||||||
TheBattle of Marracuene (Portuguese:Combate de Marracuene), also known as theBattle of Gwaza Muthini,[1] was a military confrontation that was fought on February 2, 1895, nearMarracuene,Portuguese Mozambique, betweenRonga 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 withmachine guns andrepeating rifles, won the confrontation.[3]: 596 The date of the battle is celebrated inMozambique.[1][4]: 276
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