Cecil John Rhodes Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Cecil John Rhodes, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1899–19002 events1 places

Chronological biography

1899

Siege of Kimberley15 October 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · De Beers Chairman · Kimberley

Rhodes remains inside Kimberley during the siege and uses De Beers resources to assist the town's defence.

1900

Relief of Kimberley15 February 1900

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · De Beers Chairman · Kimberley

Rhodes remains in Kimberley until French's cavalry breaks the Boer siege and enters the town.

Titles and roles

De Beers Chairman

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.