Kammala wannan jumla: Mathews da sojojinsa sun taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen kawo karshen
Yaƙin Anglo-Zanzibar na 1896 wanda ya ɓarke daga yunƙurin kauce wa buƙatar cewa sabon Sultan dole ne a bincika ta British Consul. A lokacin da yake a matsayin firaminista Mathews ya ci gaba da kasancewa tare da sojoji kuma ya kasance wani ɓangare na manyan kamfen guda biyu, ɗaya zuwa Witu kuma wani zuwa Mwele.