The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October...

where he was aide-de-camp to Col. Robert Baden-Powell, the commanding officer at Mafeking. Baden-Powell asked her to leave Mafeking for her own safety...

way from Vryburg to Mafeking. The train was derailed and after a five-hour fight, the British surrendered. This incident made De la Rey famous, but exacerbated...

by much larger celebrations after the siege of Mafeking. There were four Victoria Crosses awarded during the siege: John Norwood on 30 October 1899, at...

strategy for the war as public opinion demanded that the sieges of Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking be relieved before the Boer capitals were assaulted....

So, on 13 October, the 217-day siege of Mafeking began. Lastly, over 360 kilometres (220 mi) to the south of Mafeking lay the diamond mining city of Kimberley...

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The lifting of the siege of Mafeking". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 June 2022. "Robert Baden-Powell: Defender of Mafeking and Founder of the...

Combat-General. Snyman disabled the telegraph and railway lines north of Mafeking. In Mafeking, Colonel Baden-Powell with 2000 men were checked by General Snyman...

besieged town of Mafeking. Liebenberg's force was composed of the Commandos from Bloemhof and Vryburg, reinforced by Louis Botha from Mafeking and others....