The Defence of Mafeking, illustration from Bacon's South Africa War Prints, 1899.
The siege of Mafeking (1899-1900) was a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). The British held out for over 200 days before being relieved.
G W Bacon & Co, London
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