British Troops repelling a Boer attack at Mafeking
Date
13 October 1899 – 17 May 1900 (7 months and 4 days)
Location
Mafikeng, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa)
Result
British victory
Mafeking relieved
Belligerents
British Empire
South African Republic
Commanders and leaders
R. Baden-Powell B. T. Mahon
Piet Cronje J. P. Snyman
Strength
1,500
8,000
Casualties and losses
812
2,000
v
t
e
Second Boer War
Kraaipan
Kimberley
Talana Hill
Elandslaagte
1st Ladysmith
2nd Ladysmith
Belmont
Graspan
Modder River
Stormberg
Magersfontein
Colenso
Spion Kop
Vaal Krantz
Paardeberg
Bloody Sunday
Tugela Heights
3rd Ladysmith
Poplar Grove
Driefontein
Sanna's Post
Boshof
Mafeking
Doornkop
Faber's Put
Diamond Hill
Witpoort
1st Elands River
Bergendal
Bothaville
Leliefontein
Nooitgedacht
Helvetia
Middelfontein
Hartbeesfontein
Groenkloof
Modderfontein
Blood River Poort
Bakenlaagte
Groenkop
Tweebosch
Hart's River
Rooiwal
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 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Edward Cecil, the son of the British prime minister, was in the besieged town, as also was Lady Sarah Wilson, a daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and aunt of Winston Churchill.[1] The siege turned the British commander, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. The Relief of Mafeking (the lifting of the siege), while of little military significance, was a morale boost for the struggling British.[2]
^Jeal, Tim (1989). Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-170670-X.
^Gardner, Brian (1966). Mafeking a Victorian legend. London: Cassell.
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