Name: Siege of Mafeking
Start: 1899
End: 1900

01 / Overview

Siege of Mafeking

Date

1899–1900

Type

interstate war

Duration

7 months 6 days

Participants

Outcome

decisive victory a

Parent War

02 / Sides

Belligerents 2 participants

British Empire United Kingdom

? South African Republic Orange Free State

03 / Outcomes

Outcome & Human Cost

🏆Decisive Victory — Side A

Side / Country	Military	Civilian	Displaced
United Kingdom	212	—	—

FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals

Year	Weapon / Product	Seller	Buyer	Type	Value
1901	Maxim gun	United Kingdom	New Zealand	new-build	—
1903	Ross rifle	Canada	Canada	new-build	—
1903	Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship	Chile	United Kingdom	purchase	—
1904	QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun	United Kingdom	United States	new-build	—
1910	Diadem-class protected cruiser	United Kingdom	Canada	second-hand	—
1911	Almirante Lynch-class destroyer	United Kingdom	Chile	new-build	—
1911	Reshadieh-class dreadnought battleship	Turkey	United Kingdom	new-build	—
1911	Almirante Latorre-class super-dreadnought battleship	Chile	United Kingdom	new-build	—
1912	Aetos-class destroyer	United Kingdom	Greece	purchase	—
1913	Humber-class monitor	United Kingdom	Brazil	new-build	—
1913	130 mm/55 B7 Pattern 1913 gun	United Kingdom	Russia	license-production	—
1913	Gorgon-class monitor	Norway	United Kingdom	second-hand	$2 Mn
1914	Humber-class monitor	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	new-build	$2 Mn
1914	Cadmus-class screw sloop	United Kingdom	Australia	gift	—
1914	Pierce-Arrow armored AA lorry	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	new-build	—
1914	Holland 602 type submarine	Canada	United Kingdom	new-build	—
1914	Almirante Lynch-class destroyer	Chile	United Kingdom	second-hand	—
1914	Winchester Model 1894	United States	United Kingdom	new-build	—
1914	Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship	Norway	United Kingdom	purchase	—
1914	Winchester Model 1907	United States	United Kingdom	export	—

📚 Sources

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