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Relief of Kimberley

Great Britain · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1900Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1900

John Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1st15 February 1900

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Leads the cavalry relief of Kimberley.

John Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1st15 February 1900

Ypres · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

French leads the cavalry relief before his Ypres title.

Robert George Kekewich15 February 1900

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Kekewich receives the relieving cavalry after his garrison has held Kimberley through a four-month siege.

Cecil John Rhodes15 February 1900

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

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

Names involved

Cecil John RhodesJohn Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1stRobert George Kekewich

Provenance

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