Mahikeng (South Africa) History Siege, 1899-1900
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Name (Hebrew)
מהיקנג (דרום אפריקה) היסטוריה מצור, 1899-1900
Name (Latin)
Mahikeng (South Africa) History Siege, 1899-1900
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25.64361111 25.64361111 -25.86555556 -25.86555556 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Sieges South Africa
South African War, 1899-1902 Campaigns
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Robert Baden-Powell and staff at Mafeking
Photo by J. Angus Hamilton, Our Special Correspondent with Major-General Baden-Powell, Public domain
File:Boer trenches at the siege of Mafeking - The Graphic - 1900.jpg
Unknown author signed
, Public domain
File:Frank Dadd - Siege of Mafeking 1899 - 1900 - Racing after a spent shell.jpg
Frank Dadd (1851–1929), Public domain
File:MafekingCadets.jpg
The original uploader was Zaian at English Wikipedia., Public domain
File:MafekingMonumentHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG
Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Mafeking Day celebration, Heaton Mersey 1900 (2).jpg
Unknown author, Public domain
File:Mafeking Obelisk.jpg
Diverman, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Mafeking Obelisk Panel1.jpg
Diverman, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Mafeking Obelisk Panel2.jpg
Diverman, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Mafeking Obelisk Panel3.jpg
Diverman, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Mafeking Obelisk Panel4.jpg
Diverman, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:SA-S654b-Boer War-Mafeking-10 Shillings (1900).jpg
National Museum of American History
, Public domain
File:Siege of Mafeking - Bacon's War Prints.jpg
G W Bacon & Co London, Public domain
File:The Boer War, 1899 - 1902 Q82962.jpg
Unknown author
, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Edward Cecil, the son of the British prime minister, was in the besieged town, as also was Lady Sarah Wilson, a daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and aunt of Winston Churchill. The siege turned the British commander, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. The Relief of Mafeking (the lifting of the siege), while of little military significance, was a morale boost for the struggling British.
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