Colonel Plumer's Corps marching to relieve Mafeking
Mafeking was an important railway junction near the Bechuanaland border that was put under siege by the Boers. The defence was Commanded by Lt Colonel Baden-Powell (later of Scouting fame) and eventual relief after 217 days was by Plumer's forces
Picture No
13744216
Media ID
45749963
Size
4630px x 3048px
(5.0MB)
Credit
© Holt's Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Publisher Picture Postcard Co Ltd. Artist Richard Caton Woodville
Date
circa 1900
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Baden-powell Bechuanaland Boer Boers Commanded Eventual Junction Mafeking Relieve
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