Sir Thomas Charles Scanlen was a politician and administrator of the Cape Colony.
Thomas Charles Scanlen
The Cape Colony (dark pink) and neighbouring states, on the eve of the Confederation Wars and before the loss of Basutoland in 1881.
Scanlen in later life in Rhodesia
The Basuto Gun War, also known as the Basutoland Rebellion, was a conflict between the Basuto and the British Cape Colony. It lasted from 13 September 1880 to 29 April 1881 and ended in a Basuto victory.
Masopha with his standard bearer