Baden-Powell It took place at the town of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in South Africa over a period of 217 days, from October 1899 to May 1900, and turned Robert Baden-Powell, who went on to found the Scouting Movement, into a national hero. The lifting of the Siege of Mafeking was a decisive victory for the British and a crushing defeat for the Boers. Because of this it is often known as the Relief of Mafeking.
Home / Questions / During the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1899, who successfully defended the city in the Siege of Mafeking? Maybe he also organized a jamboree afterwards!