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Men from the Lancashire Fusiliers, based up country at Fort Hall in the Kikuyu reserve
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Men from the Lancashire Fusiliers, based up country at Fort Hall in the Kikuyu reserve
Men from the Lancashire Fusiliers, based up country at Fort Hall in the Kikuyu reserve on their first anti Mau-Mau patrol in a forest that the Kikuya believe to be sacred 1952
The Kikuya tribe live within and around Nairobi in the so called " White highlands" an area popular with European settlers. The Kikuya were targetted by the Mau Mau for recruitment, often forced to take the Mau Mau oath at knifepoint. Patrols like these into the Kikuya homelands were designed to dislodge Mau Mau activists. They had some success, aided as they were by local trackers, yet the Mau Mau were too large in number to be wiped out by these small scale sorties.
October 1952.
British troops were sent to Kenya on the 19th of October 1952 to help deal with the growing Mau Mau uprising. Mau Mau members were travelling around openly throughout the day using pangas (blades) and firearms to attack their victims. Once the British army arrived the Mau Mau were forced out of the towns and into more wooded areas in the hills around Nairobi. Thsi didn t resolve the problem however. The attacks continued and even regular sweeps through the forests with Kenyan trackers failed to dislodge the Mau Mau. In the end despite the rounding up of thousands of suspects it was decided that the only solution was to offer an amnesty to theMau Mau, a move that incensed the white land owners.
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This powerful print captures a group of men from the Lancashire Fusiliers, stationed at Fort Hall in the Kikuyu reserve during their first anti-Mau Mau patrol. The Kikuya tribe, residing in the White Highlands near Nairobi, were specifically targeted by the Mau Mau for recruitment and forced to take an oath at knifepoint. In an attempt to dislodge Mau Mau activists, these patrols ventured into sacred forests according to Kikuya beliefs. In October 1952, British troops were deployed to Kenya amidst the escalating Mau Mau uprising. With open displays of violence using blades and firearms throughout the day by members of the movement, it became imperative for intervention. As a result, the presence of British forces pushed the Mau Mau out of towns and into wooded areas surrounding Nairobi. Despite efforts such as regular sweeps through forests with local Kenyan trackers, these small-scale sorties failed to completely eradicate or dismantle the large number of individuals involved in this rebellion. Consequently, authorities decided that offering amnesty was necessary but controversially incensed white landowners who sought more aggressive measures. This poignant image serves as a reminder not only of historical events but also highlights complex dynamics between colonial powers and indigenous populations during times of conflict. Preserved by Memory Lane Prints from Manchester Mirror's World at War collection (not intended for commercial use), this photograph provides insight into a turbulent chapter in Kenya's history.
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