Mparo
Coordinates: 0 ° 25 ' N , 30 ° 59' E
Mparo is a place in Uganda , Hoima District , about four kilometers from the district capital Hoima on the road from Hoima to Masindi . In the immediate vicinity of Mparo are the "Mparo Tombs", the tombs of two Omukama from Bunyoro , Cwa II. Kabalegas and Sir Tito Winyis IV.
history
In December 1893, Henry Edward Colville led a military offensive against the town of Mparo and the resident Omukama Kabalega . Since Kabalega could not do anything against the British overwhelming power of more than 20,000 mainly African fighters, he set Mparo on fire and subsequently switched to guerrilla tactics .
A historic meeting between Emin Pascha and Kabalega took place in Mparo, which is now commemorated by a plaque.