Just watching All Creatures Great and Small, and mention was made of a preparation called "Mafeking Oil". It was being used by a farmer as a muscle rub on a lame cow, and the cow had licked the oil off her leg and developed vesicles in her mouth.

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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 name “Mafeking,” meaning in the language of the natives “Place of Stones,” gives an indication of the hard rocky surface of the ground, that yielded nothing but thin grass and stunted shrubs.

Richard Cavendish describes the relief of Mafeking, following a seven-month siege, on May 16th/17th, 1900. The siege of Mafeking lasted seven months from October 1899, when the little town was surrounded by a Boer force of some 5,000 …

2013年10月17日 · On 18th November, two-thirds of the enemy troops were withdrawn and sent to other parts of the war zone. The remaining soldiers maintained their bombardment, but knew they had little chance of victory. On the other hand, the Mafeking defenders could not …

2011年3月16日 · The Siege of Mafeking (now known as Mafikeng) was an important battle in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The war began in late 1899; President Kruger issued an ultimatum, instructing the British to withdraw their soldiers from the border of …

2020年5月17日 · The Boers bombarded Mafeking day and night for the next several months, particularly with a Creusot 94-pounder gun called the “Long Tom.” Baden-Powell proved an inspiring and confident commander, informing his militia and armed civilians that the Boers could never enter Mafeking.

Siege of Mafeking, Boer siege of a British military outpost in the South African War at the town of Mafeking (also spelled Mafikeng and Mahikeng) in northwestern South Africa in 1899–1900. The garrison, under the command of Col. Robert S. Baden …

2012年5月17日 · The 217-day siege at Mafeking finally ended on 17 May 1900, British forces led by Colonel Mahon fought their way through to the town. When news of the relief reached the UK, there was a massive outpouring of joy (some writers …