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Attack on Mafeking

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

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1900

Sarel Eloff12 May 1900

Mafeking · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Eloff leads a bold assault into Mafeking and penetrates part of the defended town.

Names involved

Sarel Eloff

Provenance

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