Editing Mafikeng (section)

===Siege of Mafeking===
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At the outbreak of the [[Second Boer War]] in 1899, the town was besieged by the Boer. The [[Siege of Mafeking]] lasted 217 days from October 1899 to May 1900, and turned [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] into a national hero. In 1900, the British built a [[concentration camp]] in Mafeking to house [[Boer]] women and children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902|url=https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Mafeking/|access-date= 11 June 2022|website=www2.lib.uct.ac.za}}</ref> In September 1904, [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] unveiled an obelisk at Mafeking bearing the names of those who fell in defence of the town. British losses during the siege were 212 people killed, soldiers and civilians, and more than 600 wounded. Boer losses were significantly higher.