Mafeking Collection

BOER WAR, 1900. Mrs. Davies, a British settler, firing on Boer positions during the siege of Mafeking, South Africa, May 1900. Contemporary English drawing

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1815-1941) lst Viscount Baden-Powell. English soldier: defender of Mafeking in 2nd Boer War (1899-1900)

Market square, Mafeking, South Africa
Market square in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, with people and stalls, with shops in the distance. Date: circa 1910s

Londoners celebrating the news of the relief of Mafeking, 1900 (engraving)
527825 Londoners celebrating the news of the relief of Mafeking, 1900 (engraving); (add.info.: In the Second Boer War the British were besieged at Mafeking from 12 October 1899-17 May 1900)

The Relief of Mafeking, some too Enthusiastic Demonstrators in Piccadilly (litho)
1048500 The Relief of Mafeking, some too Enthusiastic Demonstrators in Piccadilly (litho) by Salmon, Balliol (1868-1953) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Relief of Mafeking)

Mafeking £1 banknote
5306724 Mafeking £1 banknote; (add.info.: Mafeking £1 banknote. Lord Baden-Powell who commanded the forces at the siege of Mafeking)

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941) British soldier, founded Boy Scouts (1908)
531925 Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941) British soldier, founded Boy Scouts (1908), Girl Guides (1910) and Wolf Cubs (1916). In 2nd Boer War he won fame as the defender of Mafeking

Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). The town of Mafeking, (now called Mahikeng, in South Africa)

Mafeking night in London, 1900 (1906). Celebrations on the street for the relief of the British-held town in South Africa, besieged by the Boers for 217 days from October 1899 until May 1900

Mafeking Day, Lord Street, Liverpool

Mafeking Day, Lord Street, Liverpool - early 1900s

We want to be Annexed, Mafeking Arch welcomes Chamberlain
We want to be Annexed, Mafeking Arch welcoming Mr Joseph Chamberlain

Colonel Robertss Baden-Powell in Mafeking, South Africa Date: 1900

Mafeking officers return Date: 1900

Theatre-goers elebrating the Relief of Mafeking, London, Date: 1900

An Aristocrats House in Mafeking, Lady Sarah Wilson at the Entrance of her Bomb-Proof Shelter (litho)
1599697 An Aristocrats House in Mafeking, Lady Sarah Wilson at the Entrance of her Bomb-Proof Shelter (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Attack on Mafeking, Good Service by the Baralongs (litho)
1039720 The Last Attack on Mafeking, Good Service by the Baralongs (litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Attack on Mafeking)

The Relief of Mafeking (litho)
1048504 The Relief of Mafeking (litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Relief of Mafeking)

Brevet-Major Lord E. H. Cecil. Chief Staff Officer at Mafeking during the Siege
LLM459677 Brevet-Major Lord E. H. Cecil. Chief Staff Officer at Mafeking during the Siege by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brevet-Major Lord E. H. Cecil)

Mafeking night in London, illustration from Cassells History of England
3038976 Mafeking night in London, illustration from Cassells History of England, 1900s (litho) by Read, Edward (fl.1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Defender of Mafeking at Pretoria, Lord Roberts receiving Major-General Baden-Powell at the Residency (litho)
1599967 The Defender of Mafeking at Pretoria, Lord Roberts receiving Major-General Baden-Powell at the Residency (litho) by Holland Tringham

Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column (engraving)
1599907 Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column)

The War in South Africa (litho)
1599805 The War in South Africa (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South Africa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 June 1900)

Scenes of the Second Boer War (b / w photo)
1592839 Scenes of the Second Boer War (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes of the Second Boer War)

The Transvaal War, Military Operations (litho)
1592771 The Transvaal War, Military Operations (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War, Military Operations)

Mrs Davies, the lady sharpshooter 1900
Female rifleman, Mrs Davies, in a trench during the seige of Mafeking (now Mahikeng) in the Boer war. The image was published two days after the end of the seige

Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, Boer War
Celebrating the Relief of Mafeking (Boer War) outside Colonel Robert Baden-Powells home. 1900

The New Township of Mafeking, on the Transvaal Border, the Market Square (b / w photo)
1592559 The New Township of Mafeking, on the Transvaal Border, the Market Square (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Township of Mafeking)

The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa (b / w photo)
1592813 The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa)

The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa (engraving)
1592756 The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War, Scenes in South Africa)

The Position of Boer Strongholds (litho)
1592725 The Position of Boer Strongholds (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Position of Boer Strongholds)

The Transvaal Crisis, Scenes on the Boundary (litho)
1592649 The Transvaal Crisis, Scenes on the Boundary (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Crisis, Scenes on the Boundary)

The Siege of Mafeking (litho)
1599452 The Siege of Mafeking (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siege of Mafeking, a Party of the Besiegers, the Town in the Distance)

Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column (litho)
1600556 Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscences of Mafeking, with the Relief Column)

General Mahon (Who relieved Mafeking) and Other Officers on Board the "Briton"(b / w photo)
1600504 General Mahon (Who relieved Mafeking) and Other Officers on Board the " Briton" (b/w photo) by English Photographer

In the Trenches at Mafeking (litho)
1599849 In the Trenches at Mafeking (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Trenches at Mafeking)

On the Road to Bulawayo, selling Horses by Auction at Mafeking (litho)
1042214 On the Road to Bulawayo, selling Horses by Auction at Mafeking (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Bulawayo)

Mafeking, before and after the War (litho)
1039980 Mafeking, before and after the War (litho) by Spence, Percy F.S. (1868-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mafeking, before and after the War)

South Kensington Arts Students marching through London, with a bust of Major-General Baden-Powell, to celebrate the relief of Mafeking. Date: 1900

A Sortie from Mafeking, Desperate Work in the Boer Trenches (litho)
1048694 A Sortie from Mafeking, Desperate Work in the Boer Trenches (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sortie from Mafeking)

Convalescent in Mafeking, Lord Edward Cecils First Walk after his Illness (litho)
1048509 Convalescent in Mafeking, Lord Edward Cecils First Walk after his Illness (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convalescent in Mafeking)

The Relief of Mafeking, Charterhouse Mad with Joy (litho)
1048497 The Relief of Mafeking, Charterhouse Mad with Joy (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Relief of Mafeking, Charterhouse Mad with Joy)

The War, Colonel Rs Baden-Powell and some of the Officers who are defending Mafeking (b / w photo)
1043199 The War, Colonel Rs Baden-Powell and some of the Officers who are defending Mafeking (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Siege of Mafeking, 1900 (gravure)
959906 Siege of Mafeking, 1900 (gravure) by Dupray, Henri-Louis (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Mafeking, 1900)

Mafeking, its Mayor, and its Siege-Money (b / w photo)
1599692 Mafeking, its Mayor, and its Siege-Money (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mafeking, its Mayor, and its Siege-Money)

Colonel Plumers attempt to relieve Mafeking (litho)
3623456 Colonel Plumers attempt to relieve Mafeking (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Plumers attempt to relieve Mafeking)

Lord Edward H Cecil (colour litho)
613048 Lord Edward H Cecil (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Edward H Cecil, At Mafeking, 9 November 1899)

The Defender of Mafeking, Colonel Baden-Powell, in the Uniform of the Special Corps he has raised in British
1592757 The Defender of Mafeking, Colonel Baden-Powell, in the Uniform of the Special Corps he has raised in British Bechuanaland (engraving) by Woodville

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"Mafeking: A Symbol of Resilience and Triumph in the Boer War" In the midst of the intense Boer War in 1900, Mrs. Davies, a brave British settler, fearlessly fired upon Boer positions from her post in Mafeking, South Africa. The Market Square became a battleground where courage and determination clashed. At the heart of this historic conflict stood Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, an English soldier who would later become known as Lord Baden-Powell. His leadership and strategic brilliance played a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of Mafeking's fate. Across oceans, even as far as Lord Street in Liverpool, people celebrated Mafeking Day with great enthusiasm during the early 1900s. The spirit of victory echoed through these streets as they paid tribute to those who fought valiantly for freedom. The iconic Mafeking Arch proudly welcomed Joseph Chamberlain amidst calls for annexation. This symbolized the desire for unity and stability within South Africa during tumultuous times. Colonel Roberts Baden-Powell's presence in Mafeking further solidified its significance. His return marked not only his personal triumph but also represented hope restored to those affected by war. Even London joined in celebrating the Relief with joyous theater-goers reveling at their local venues. Their jubilation reflected a collective sigh of relief felt across nations when news arrived that victory was secured. Yet amidst these moments of celebration lay tales like "Eloff's Desperate Attack on the Eve of Relief. " Its creator remains unknown but captured one last desperate attempt before liberation swept over Mafeking. Years later, memories still lingered as London commemorated "Mafeking Night" once again in 1906. It served as a reminder that bravery should never be forgotten nor overshadowed by time passing by.