Major Wilson's Last Stand is an 1899 British short silent war film based upon the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol.

[2] It was shot by Joseph Rosenthal for Warwick Trading Co. Ltd.[3] Copies of the film originally sold for £3.

It was shown to audiences at the Olympic Theatre in London and at the Refined Concert Company in New Zealand.

[4] The studio's original description is as follows:[5] Major Wilson and his brave men are seen in laager in order to snatch a brief rest after a long, forced march.

The Major calls upon his men to show the enemy how a handful of British soldiers can play a losing game as well as a winning one.