Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town.

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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083271

South African History Online (2012) 'Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town.', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083271 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083271, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town.." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083271. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Anglo-Boer War 2: After 216 days Boer forces abandon the siege of Mafeking and Colonel Mahon’s relief column enters the town.." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083271.