Permanent historical factsheet

Siege of Kimberley

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

4Records
1899–1900Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1899

Robert George Kekewich15 October 1899

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Kekewich commands the garrison as Boer forces cut Kimberley off from the surrounding territory.

Cecil John Rhodes15 October 1899

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

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

Paul Methuen28 November 1899

Modder River · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Takes part in operations leading to the relief of Kimberley.

1900

John Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1st17 February 1900

Kimberley · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Takes part in operations leading to the relief of Kimberley.

Names involved

Cecil John RhodesJohn Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1stPaul MethuenRobert George Kekewich

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.