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Siege of Mafeking

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

4Records
1899–1900Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1899

Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st13 October 1899

Mafeking · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Defends Mafeking during the Boer siege.

Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st14 October 1899

Mafeking · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Mafeking is besieged until British relief arrives in May 1900.

1900

Herbert Plumer17 May 1900

Mafeking · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Mafeking is besieged until British relief arrives in May 1900.

Bryan Mahon18 July 1900

Mafeking · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Mafeking is besieged until British relief arrives in May 1900.

Names involved

Bryan MahonHerbert PlumerRobert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st

Provenance

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